"Move That Body" is a song by American hip hop artist

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. The song features T-Pain and

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, and was produced by

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with

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. It was released on October 12, 2010, and served as the second single from Nelly's sixth studio album, ''

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''. The song received negative reviews from various hip hop critics and fans based upon lack of production and use of

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Music video

A music video was shot on October 6, 2010."Behind the Video: Nelly f/ T-Pain & Akon 'Move That Body'"
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."Video: Nelly f/ T-Pain & Akon 'Move That Body'"
Rap-Up.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010. In the "sizzling" clip, Nelly goes to an underground fight-style dance club, meeting up with

and T-Pain who make bets with fellow rappers T.I.,

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, producers Bangladesh and

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on the sidelines, as various ladies are seen dancing. The video was directed by

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Chart performance

"Move That Body" became a major disappointment on the charts by debuting at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and falling off the chart the week after. The same reception happened to the single on the

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charts when it debuted at number 29 and also fell off the week after.

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Move That Body (Song) 2010 singles 2010 songs Nelly songs Songs written by Nelly T-Pain songs Songs written by T-Pain Akon songs Songs written by Akon Song recordings produced by Bangladesh (record producer) Songs written by Bangladesh (record producer) Song recordings produced by Dr. Luke Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Universal Motown Records singles