I Like to Move It - wikipedia I Like to Move It `` I Like to Move It '' Single by Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman from the album Move It ! B - side `` Remix '' Released November 14, 1993 Format CD single CD maxi Recorded Genre House euro - reggae eurodance Length 3 : 52 Label Strictly Rhythm Songwriter ( s ) Erick Morillo Mark Quashie Producer ( s ) Erick Morillo Ralphie Muniz Reel 2 Real singles chronology `` Go on Move '' ( 1993 ) `` I Like to Move It '' ( 1993 ) `` Go on Move ( reissue ) '' ( 1994 ) `` Go on Move '' ( 1993 ) `` I Like to Move It '' ( 1993 ) `` Go on Move ( reissue ) '' ( 1994 ) Music video `` I Like to Move It '' on YouTube `` I Like to Move It '' is a song by American electronic dance duo Reel 2 Real ( Erick Morillo ), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman ( Mark Quashie ). The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1994, peaking at number 89 and reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. It was a number - one hit in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe. And on the US Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart it was a number 8 hit. Contents 1 Uses in the media 1.1 Madagascar franchise 2 Track listings 3 Charts and sales 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Certifications 3.4 Chart successions 4 References 5 External links Uses in the Media The song appeared in the films The Master of Disguise and Saving Silverman. The song appeared in the American Dad ! episode `` The Dentist 's Wife ''. The song has also been used in numerous advertisements and video games. Madagascar franchise Many versions of the song have frequently been used throughout the Madagascar franchise, with many of them with lyrics changed or altered to match with each film 's plot. The first film used a version recorded by Sacha Baron Cohen, the second film used a version by will.i.am, while the third film used a mix - up with the original tune `` Afro Circus '' in the number `` Afro Circus / I Like to Move It. The `` I Like to Move It '' part was sung by Baron Cohen in the film while Danny Jacobs sung it on the soundtrack, in both versions being along with Chris Rock. The original version appeared in the first and last episode of the Madagascar Netflix series All Hail King Julien and the `` Afro Circus / I Like to Movie It '' tune was played near the start of the Madagascar spin - off film Penguins of Madagascar. The song was also included in the stage adaptation of the movie, sung again by King Julien. Track listings CD single `` I Like to Move It '' ( radio edit ) -- 3 : 52 `` I Like to Move It '' ( more 's instrumental ) -- 3 : 57 CD maxi `` I Like to Move It '' ( radio edit ) -- 3 : 52 `` I Like to Move It '' ( UK vocal house remix ) -- 5 : 47 `` I Like to Move It '' ( UK moody house remix ) -- 5 : 05 `` I Like to Move It '' ( Reel 2 Reel dub ) -- 4 : 25 `` I Like To Shoot It '' ( video version ) -- 3 : 52 -- 13 : 00 Charts and sales Weekly charts Chart ( 1993 -- 94 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 6 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) Canada Dance ( RPM ) Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 10 France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Media Control Charts ) Iceland ( Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 ) 6 Ireland ( IRMA ) 5 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Mega Top 100 ) New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 14 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 8 Spain ( AFYVE ) 7 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 12 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) United Kingdom ( Official Charts Company ) 5 US Billboard Hot 100 89 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 8 Zimbabwe ( ZIMA ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1994 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 40 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 25 Canada Dance ( RPM ) France ( SNEP ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 47 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 250,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 250,000 Netherlands ( NVPI ) Gold 50,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Chart successions Preceded by `` What 's Up '' by Minnesota Canadian RPM Dance chart number - one single May 2, 1994 - May 16, 1994 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Joy '' by Staxx of Joy Preceded by `` Joy '' by Staxx of Joy Canadian RPM Dance chart number - one single June 6, 1994 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Hey Everybody '' by DJ Company Preceded by `` Without You '' by Mariah Carey Dutch Top 40 number - one single May 7, 1994 - May 28, 1994 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World '' by Prince Preceded by `` I Can See Clearly Now '' by Jimmy Cliff French SNEP number - one single July 9, 1994 - August 6, 1994 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` 7 Seconds '' by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry References Jump up ^ `` The Master Of Disguise ''. IMDB. Retrieved 30 December 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` I Like to Move It '', in various singles charts Lescharts.com ( Retrieved April 10, 2008 ) Jump up ^ Belgian peak Archived April 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Canadian dance chart peak Jump up ^ `` Eurochart Hot 100 '' ( PDF ). Music & Media. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ Pennanen, Timo ( 2006 ). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 ( in Finnish ) ( 1st ed. ). Helsinki : Tammi. ISBN 978 - 951 - 1 - 21053 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Reel 2 Real singles, German Singles Chart '' ( in German ). musicline. Retrieved April 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 23.06. 1994 - 29.06. 1994 '' ( PDF ). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved February 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived June 3, 2009, at WebCite ( Retrieved April 10, 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Reel 2 Real '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ( 17 April 1994 - 23 April 1994 ) ''. officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. Jump up ^ Billboard : Hits of the World, June 18, 1994 Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com ( Retrieved April 10, 2008 ) ^ Jump up to : Billboard Allmusic.com ( Retrieved April 10, 2008 ) Jump up ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe : singles chart book. Harare : C. Kimberley, 2000 Jump up ^ 1994 Australian Singles Chart aria.com ( Retrieved August 10, 2008 ) Jump up ^ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived 2010 - 09 - 24 at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved August 10, 2008 ) Jump up ^ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994 Jump up ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2011 - 08 - 20 at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved January 30, 2009 ) Jump up ^ `` Single top 100 over 1994 '' ( pdf ) ( in Dutch ). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010. Jump up ^ 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2013 - 11 - 05 at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved August 10, 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994 ''. ARIA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` French single certifications -- Reel 2 Real -- I Like to Move It '' ( in French ). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Reel 2 Real ; ' I Like to Move It ' ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Jump up ^ `` Dutch single certifications -- Reel 2 Real -- I Like to Move It '' ( in Dutch ). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld - en geluidsdragers. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Reel 2 Real -- I Like to Move It ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter I Like to Move It in the search field and then press Enter. External links Erick Morillo website Erick Morillo Interview at the Wayback Machine ( archived November 10, 2007 ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Like_to_Move_It&oldid=839522733 '' Categories : 1993 songs 1993 singles 1994 singles Reel 2 Real songs Crazy Frog songs Bob Sinclar songs House music songs Number - one dance singles in Canada SNEP Top Singles number - one singles Dutch Top 40 number - one singles Single Top 100 number - one singles Songs written by The Mad Stuntman Songs written by Erick Morillo Songs about sexuality Songs from animated films Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 Finnish - language sources ( fi ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Webarchive template webcite links CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for Germany Certification Table Entry usages for Netherlands Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Magyar Nederlands Polski Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 4 May 2018, at 00 : 35. 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Question: who sang the song i like to move it
Answer: Reel 2 Real