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“'''People Gotta Move'''” is a 1974 song written and performed by [[Gino Vannelli]], for his album ''[[Powerful People]].''<ref>{{Citation |title=Powerful People - Gino Vannelli {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/powerful-people-mw0002022370 |access-date=2024-03-20 |language=en}}</ref> Released during the rise in popularity of [[disco]], it was his first chart hit, peaking within the top 40 on both the [[Billboard Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Gino Vannelli {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gino-vannelli/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[RPM (magazine)|RPM Singles Chart]].
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“'''People Gotta Move'''” is a 1974 song written and performed by [[Gino Vannelli]], for his album ''[[Powerful People]].''<ref>{{Citation |title=Powerful People - Gino Vannelli {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/powerful-people-mw0002022370 |access-date=2024-03-20 |language=en}}</ref> Released during the rise in popularity of [[disco]], it was his first chart hit, peaking at #22 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gino Vannelli {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gino-vannelli/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> and #21 on the [[RPM (magazine)|RPM Singles Chart]].


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| genre = [[Soft rock]], [[funk]], [[disco]]
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==Background==
After his first album, ''[[Crazy Life (Gino Vannelli album)|Crazy Life]]'', was a commercial flop, Vannelli assembled a backing band and recorded songs for the album ''[[Powerful People]]'', one of which was “People Gotta Move”.

In 2008, the single was used in the [[Netherlands]] for [[Advertising|advertisements]] for [[Royal Dutch Touring Club|ANWB]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Apps |first=Tjuna Awesome Webs & |title=ANWB - You gotta move |url=https://www.heteivanubachs.nl/werk/anwb--you-gotta-move |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Het ei van Ubachs}}</ref>
In 2008, the single was used in the [[Netherlands]] for [[Advertising|advertisements]] for [[Royal Dutch Touring Club|ANWB]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Apps |first=Tjuna Awesome Webs & |title=ANWB - You gotta move |url=https://www.heteivanubachs.nl/werk/anwb--you-gotta-move |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Het ei van Ubachs}}</ref>

==Charts==
===Weekly singles charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!align="left"|Chart (1974)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|21|chartid=3881a|access-date=11 December 2024}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|22|artist=Gino Vannelli|access-date=11 December 2024}}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:13, 12 December 2024

“People Gotta Move” is a 1974 song written and performed by Gino Vannelli, for his album Powerful People.[1] Released during the rise in popularity of disco, it was his first chart hit, peaking within the top 40 on both the Billboard Hot 100[2] and the RPM Singles Chart.

"People Gotta Move"
Single by Gino Vannelli
from the album Powerful People
B-side"Son of a New York Gun"
Released1974
Recorded1974
GenreSoft rock • funk • disco
Length3:18
LabelA&M Records
Gino Vannelli singles chronology
"Never Cry Again"
(1970) 		"People Gotta Move"
(1974) 		"Powerful People"
(1974)

Background

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After his first album, Crazy Life, was a commercial flop, Vannelli assembled a backing band and recorded songs for the album Powerful People, one of which was “People Gotta Move”.

In 2008, the single was used in the Netherlands for advertisements for ANWB.[3]

Charts

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Weekly singles charts

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 22

References

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  1. ^ Powerful People - Gino Vannelli | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-03-20
  2. ^ "Gino Vannelli | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ Apps, Tjuna Awesome Webs &. "ANWB - You gotta move". Het ei van Ubachs. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3881a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2024.


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