In 2020, it was used by Joe Biden following the end of his speeches during his 2020 presidential campaign. The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2002 British film Bend It Like Beckham with Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley. In popular culture Įnglish football club Arsenal adopted the song as a popular post-game anthem at their Emirates Stadium. The song was retitled as 'Vamos Ya! (Move on Up)' '¡Vamos ya!' means 'Let's Go Now!' in Castilian Spanish. Īrgentine ska and rock band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs covered 'Move On Up' in their sixteenth album, El Arte de la Elegancia de LFC (The Art of Elegance of LFC), released in 2009. Just Blaze heavily sampled the song for Kanye West's 2006 single ' Touch the Sky', using a slowed-down version of the horns. Kentucky-based jam-band My Morning Jacket frequently covers the song in their live shows. The Jam, an English rock band active in the late 1970s to the early 1980s led by Paul Weller, released a version of the song on an extended play record in 1982, as did Weller's The Style Council in 1985. It was later included on their 1981 second album Fourth Wall. The Flying Lizards, released a version of the song as a single in 1980. It peaked at number sixty-eight on the soul singles chart. Along with the tracks 'Up Up Up' and 'Destination's Theme', 'Move On Up' hit number one on the disco chart for four weeks. In 1979, disco trio Destination recorded a medley, incorporating 'Keep on Pushing', a 1964 hit by the Impressions, also written by Mayfield. It peaked at number 68 on the soul singles chart. In 1979, Destination recorded a medley, incorporating 'Keep on Pushing', a 1964 hit by the Impressions, also written by Mayfield. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. 474 on Rolling Stone 's 'The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time'. An edited version of the song spent 10 weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart in 1971, peaking at number 12, and it has become a soul classic over the years. Nearly nine minutes long on the album version, it was released as a single in the United States, but failed to chart. ' Move On Up' is a song by Curtis Mayfield from his 1970 debut album, Curtis.

' (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go' 1971 single by Curtis Mayfield 'Move On Up'

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