"Earth Moving" is a

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Mike Oldfield Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English retired musician, songwriter and producer best known for his debut studio album ''Tubular Bells'' (1973), which became an unexpected critical and commercial success. Though primarily a gu ...

, released in 1989. It is from the album of the same name. "Earth Moving" features Nikki Lamborn on vocals.

Artwork

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, with a photo by Andy Earl. The location for the photoshoot was Studio Tank in west

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. The single artwork is very similar to the album artwork.

Music video

The "Earth Moving" music video is available on the ''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield'' video and features numerous visual references to the planet

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Track listing

# "Earth Moving" (Disco Version) – 4:02 # "Earth Moving" – 4:04 # "Bridge to Paradise" – 4:37

Charts

References

1989 singles Mike Oldfield songs Songs written by Mike Oldfield 1989 songs Virgin Records singles {{1980s-single-stub