Keep On Movin' (Five song)

"Keep On Movin'"
Single by Five
from the album Invincible
B-side
  • "Inspector Gadget"
  • "Reminiscing"
Released25 October 1999 (1999-10-25)
StudioWindmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
GenrePop[1]
Length3:17
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Richard Stannard
  • Julian Gallagher
Five singles chronology
"If Ya Gettin' Down"
(1999)
"Keep On Movin'"
(1999)
"Don't Wanna Let You Go"
(2000)
Audio sample
A sample from "Keep On Movin'" by Five
Music video
"Keep On Movin'" on YouTube

"Keep On Movin'" is a song by British boy band Five. It was released on 25 October 1999 as the second single from their second studio album, Invincible (1999). It was co-written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and band members J Brown, Sean Conlon and Abs Breen, while Stannard and Gallagher produced it. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Five's first UK number-one single. "Keep On Movin'" received a double-platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and is the group's highest-selling single in the UK, selling over 1.4 million units as of February 2025.[2] "Keep On Movin'" also charted within the top 10 in several other countries, including Hungary, where it reached number one.

Track listings

  • UK and Australian CD1[3]
  1. "Keep On Movin'"
  2. "Inspector Gadget"
  3. Enhanced CD
  • UK and Australian CD2[4]
  1. "Keep On Movin'"
  2. "How Do Ya Feel" (Biffco remix)
  3. "Reminiscing"
  • UK cassette single and European CD single[5][6]
  1. "Keep On Movin'"
  2. "Inspector Gadget"
  • European maxi-CD single[7]
  1. "Keep On Movin'"
  2. "How Do Ya Feel"
  3. "Reminiscing"
  4. "Inspector Gadget"
  5. Enhanced CD
  • Japanese CD single[8]
  1. "Keep On Movin'"
  2. "Five Megamix"
  3. "Reminiscing"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes.[3]

Studios

  • Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland)
  • Additional production and mixing at Rokstone Studios (London, England)

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[49] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[50] Platinum 30,000
Sweden (GLF)[51] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] 2× Platinum 1,400,000[2]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Sweden 25 October 1999 CD [53]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • cassette
[54]
Japan 23 March 2000 CD [55]

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