Room to Move

For other uses, see Room to Move (disambiguation).

"Room to Move"
Single by Animotion
from the album Animotion (Room to Move)
B-side	"Send It Over"
Released	February 1989
Recorded	1987
Genre	New wave, dance-rock
Length	4:37
Label	Polydor Records 871418
Songwriter(s)	Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan[1]
Producer(s)	Steve Barri, Tony Peluso
Animotion singles chronology
"I Want You" (1986) "Room to Move" (1989) "Calling It Love" (1988)
Audio
"Room to Move" on YouTube

"Room to Move" is a pop song written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (duo Climie Fisher) and Dennis Morgan. It first appeared on Climie Fisher's debut album Everything, released in 1987.^[2]

Animotion recording

It was remade by new wave group Animotion in 1988 and included on their 1989 eponymous third album. Animotion released the song as a single, and it reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] Cynthia Rhodes and Paul Engemann shared lead vocals on the song.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (The Record)[4]	21
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5]	87
US Billboard Hot 100	9

Popular culture

• The Animotion recording was featured in the 1988 science-fiction comedy film, My Stepmother Is an Alien.

References

1. "Animotion: Room to Move". Allmusic. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
2. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
3. "Animotion: Billboard singles". Allmusic. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
4. Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
5. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.