"Miss Movin' On" is the debut single by American girl group

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. It was written by

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, and

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, with production handled by Allan and Evigan. The song was released on July 16, 2013 as the lead single from the group's debut

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, '' Better Together'' (2013). Musically, the song is a

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track with a synth-backed chorus and soaring hooks. In its lyrics, the group expresses a message of empowerment after the end of a relationship. "Miss Movin On" became the group's first song to debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while also entering its

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counterpart chart in New Zealand. The song's accompanying music video, directed by

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and shot on-site in

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, California at the

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features the girls enjoying themselves at an amusement park after getting over the break-ups of their boyfriends. The group performed the song several times, including on televised programs such as ''

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Background and release

The main producer of Fifth Harmony's debut extended play, Julian Bunetta, stated on Twitter that two singles from the album would be released during June 2013. On June 4, 2013, Fifth Harmony tweeted that there would be an upcoming announcement related to the single and on June 7 the group announced via a Vine video that the debut single is called "Miss Movin' On". Fifth Harmony released a short preview of the song on Twitter.

Composition

"Miss Movin' On" is a

song that lasts for three minutes and 14 seconds. Its written in the key of

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and is set in the

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with a moderate

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of 76

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. Songwriting and production is largely based on previous The Suspex productions, most notably

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's "

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" which shows similar explosive chorus, huge vocals and soaring hooks. The song begins with

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s, with

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and

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belting out the song's first verse with the

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of F–C–D_m, followed by the explosive

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-backed

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. Jauregui and

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sing the second verse with ad-libs from Normani Kordei. Its bridge is sung by Jane, while its last chorus features the first appearance from

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, alongside Kordei, Jauregui, and Jane. The bridge also has a beat comparable to English rock band

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". Lyrically, the song express a message of

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after the end of a relationship.

Reception

Critical reception

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called the song "explosive". Lee also noted the equal distribution in vocals, saying the group "exchanged the vocals in a way that each member is heard, but in subtle and unexpected ways". In a positive review, Jenna Rubenstein wrote on the

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blog that "we effing loving it" and also complimented the single's "shiny, polished pop beat" and lyrics.

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'' named the single a "pop kiss-off anthem", with ''Billboard'' writing that the "empowering track fulfills the group's promise of "fun pop". Bill Lamb of ''

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'' shared similar sentiments and noted that the group is trying to create a popularity for "girl groups", and praises the song for containing a powerful ballad that influences the chorus. Samantha Martin from ''PopDust'' praised the group's "distinct voices", as they "blend seamlessly when singing". The Portuguese website Original Tune praised the song for "undoubtedly" making the "most complete of an artist revealed by X-Factor US". He continued his review by complementing the "production" as the producers "took great care" not to make the song sound "too generic". Bradley Stern of ''MuuMuse'' gave the song four out of five stars calling the song a "power-pop empowerment anthem". Stern also praised the "huge vocals", "soaring hooks" and the "fists-aloft, fuck-off chorus."

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compared the track to

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Commercial performance

During the single's first chart tracking week, it sold 37,000 digital downloads and had 489,000 streams in the United States, debuting at number 85 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On August 15, the song re-entered the chart, at a new peak of 83. It then peaked at number 76, and spent eleven weeks on the chart. On the

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chart, it peaked at number 27, spending nine weeks there. The song also charted on the ''Billboard''

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at number four, spending five weeks on the chart. Outside of the United States, "Miss Movin' On" charted at number 27 in New Zealand, becoming the group's first top 40 entry as part of their debut single.

Music video

After releasing the lyric video for the single on June 18, 2013, the music video was posted on Fifth Harmony's official YouTube account on July 15, 2013. Directed by

, the video shows the five girls enjoying themselves at an amusement park together, all of them having recently gotten over their break-ups with their boyfriends. Throughout the video the girls are seen singing into vintage microphones. The music video was filmed in

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at the

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. The group became the first alumnae from the American version of ''The X Factor'' to reach 15 million YouTube views for an original song, when the song "Disarm You" featuring Ilsey video surpassed this feat on October 20, 2013. Since then, the video became the group's fourth

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certification for reaching over 100 million views. As of April 2024, the video had achieved over 180 million views.

Live performances

The group performed "Miss Movin' On" for the first time on television on July 18, 2013, on ''

'' in New York City. While visiting radio stations as part of the single's promotion, the group sung acoustic versions of the song on KIIS FM and

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. The song was on the set list for the group's mall tour titled Harmonize America and

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's I Wish Tour throughout September 2013, where Fifth Harmony was the opening act. Other performances of the song include ''

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Track listings

*;Digital download (Album version) #"Miss Movin' On" – 3:14 *;CD single #"Miss Movin' On" – 3:14 #"Me & My Girls" – 3:24 *;Miss Movin' On (Papercha$er Remix) #"Miss Movin' On" (Papercha$er Remix) - 4:07

Credits and personnel

;Management Credits adapted from ''Better Together''s

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- vocals *

- vocals * Normani Kordei - vocals *

– songwriter,

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- songwriter *

- songwriter *Mitch Allan - songwriter *Dan Book - vocal producer *Serban Ghenea – mixing *John Hanes – mixing engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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