"Moving to New York" is a song by the English band

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, taken from their debut album ''

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''. 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

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s. Like one of their other signature songs, " Let's Dance to Joy Division", the song was written by lead singer

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after an experience he had at a nightclub in the band's home city of

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; 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)
(Released October 26, 2006) # "Moving to New York" # "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)"

Second release

UK CD single
(Released January 14, 2008) # "Moving to New York" # "Moving to New York (Kyte Remix)" UK 7" single (Gatefold Sleeve, Coloured Vinyl)
(Released January 14, 2008) # "Moving to New York" # "Moving to New York (Paul van Dyk Remix)" UK 7" single (Picture Disc)
(Released January 14, 2008) # "Moving to New York" # "

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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".http://music.unrealitytv.co.uk/the-wombats-moving-to-new-york-single-review/: Review on Unreality Music

In the media

The song was used in the end credits of the sitcom ''

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'' in the episode "Thorpe Park". The song has also been remixed and released as a single by

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Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

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