Moving to New York
"Moving to New York" is a song by the English band the Wombats, taken from their debut album "". It was originally released as a non-album single on 7-inch, in limited edition packaging, on 26 October 2006; it was re-released on 14 January 2008, two months after the release of the album. "Moving to New York" is considered one of the band's signature songs. Like one of their other signature songs, "Let's Dance to Joy Division", the song was written by lead singer Matthew Murphy after an experience he had at a  nightclub in the band's home city of Liverpool; however, whereas "Let's Dance to Joy Division" was inspired by spending a joyous night out with his then-girlfriend, Murphy wrote "Moving to New York" after being told by a girl he liked that she was going to stay in for the night before he went out to a nightclub and saw her there. "Moving to New York" was classified Silver by the BPI in 2015, meaning it has sold over 200,000 copies in the UK alone. Formats and track listings. Track listings of major single releases of "Moving to  New York". First release. UK 7" single (Limited Edition packaging) Second release. UK CD single UK 7" single (Gatefold Sleeve, Coloured Vinyl) UK 7" single (Picture Disc) Reception. Critics of the single have said that "the song is upbeat and catchy". The Unreality Music website described the song as "one of those joyous, frenetic noise-fests". In the media. The song was used in the end credits of the sitcom "The Inbetweeners" in the episode "Thorpe Park". The song has also been remixed and released as a single by trance music DJ Paul van Dyk. Moving to New York "Moving