"It Don't Move Me" is a song by Swedish rock band

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, released as the third single from their fifth studio album ''

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''. It was written and composed by group members Peter Morén, Björn Yttling, and John Eriksson, and produced by the latter of the three. The song, like much of the album, is influenced by

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, featuring common synthpop elements such as electronically tweaked drums and synthesizers. The song, described by music review site ''

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'' as "a diatribe against sentimentalism ostensibly directed at an ex-lover," failed to gain significant chart success, and received mixed reviews from critics, with ''Pitchfork'' also noting that it "plays like a virtual rewrite of "

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"...but with the bongos and whistles relinquished in favor of a hand-clapped electro-funk backing track and deep piano tones."

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Filip Nilsson. Its main plot revolves around a man, reminiscent of American entertainer

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, dancing for an older man in various locations such as the latter man's home, a

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, and a

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. The former man's dance moves are also reminiscent of Jackson's own moves from his music video ''

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''. The video was the center of a segment of the fourth season finale of Canadian television series '' Video on Trial'', which critiques videos using a

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-like format. Peter Bjorn and John were ultimately given a fictitious sentence of "

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MJ rest in peace" and instead "start stealing

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' moves for their next video."

Track listing

CD-R single

# "It Don't Move Me" (Album version) - 3:21 # "It Don't Move Me" (PBJ vs. Miike Snow remix) - 4:45 # "It Don't Move Me" (Weird Tapes remix) - 3:58 # " Nothing to Worry About" (Jocko For Teddybears remix) - 5:16

References

{{authority control Peter Bjorn and John songs 2009 singles 2009 songs Wichita Recordings singles Songs written by Björn Yttling