The Movement is an American songwriting and record production duo, responsible for writing and producing a series of successful singles, including

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's " Leavin'" and

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's " One Time".

Career

The Los Angeles-based team, consisting of James Bunton and Corron Cole, came together in 2000 and formed The Movement. The duo’s creative chemistry landed The Movement its first major break in 2004 working with

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rapper

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on the single " Welcome Back". The pair also fielded projects by Lloyd (" Hey Young Girl") and

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("Can't Hate Her"), among other acts between 2004 and 2007. In 2007, The Movement signed with manager Mark Stewart of the Atlanta-based Red Zone Entertainment, and was recruited to work with Hollywood Records'

. The result — McCartney’s hit song " Leavin'" from his 2008 '' Departure'' album. The Movement went on to write and produce projects for

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("Good Morning"),

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("Birthday Suit"), and

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("Love With a Stranger"). In 2009, they had a major hit with

's song " One Time". In 2008, The Movement left Red Zone Entertainment and worked with

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, The Charlies, and Hollywood Records.

Discography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Movement (production team), The Record production duos Songwriting teams Songwriters from California