"All the Right Moves"is the lead single by American bandOneRepublicfrom their second studio albumWaking Up(2009). It was released to mainstream radio on September 24, 2009[2]and released for digital download on October 6, 2009. It is the band's first single of the album for all countries except Austria and Germany, where "Secrets"serves as the first single from the new album.
FrontmanRyan Tedderblogged on hisMyspacepage that before the song's release as a single the band had already performed it live on many occasions. He added, "however the recorded version is quite another animal than what we performed live—it's better, we hope you like it—this might be the most fun energetic song we've ever tackled."[3]
A low quality version of the song was published by the band on September 3, 2009, while a higher quality version of the song can be found on their officialMyspacepage and official band website.
This song was used as the theme song forThe CW's reality show,High Society.
On October 8, 2009, the official music video, directed byWayne Isham,premiered on VH1.com and on MTV.com.[4]The video features the band playing on a small stage for the attendees at amasquerade ball.As they perform the song, the dancers move in step with the music, while a small well-dressedurchincollects meager donations whilstpickpocketingthe miserly dancers. Around the bridge of the songRyan Tedderalso plays the piano while singing into an antiquated chromed microphone. Although the song, the style and some of the instruments are more modern, the dancers' accouterments, the background props and the dance they perform is decidedlyEdwardian.The band has explained that they like an abstract flavor in their music videos so as to allow for a broader range of interpretation.[citation needed]The video peaked at number 4 on theVH1 Top 20 Video Countdownon April 4, 2010. The music video currently has 170.5 million views.[5]
The song received generally positive reviews. Bill Lamb gave the song 4.5 stars, saying "Lyrically, the exact meaning and point of" All the Right Moves "is somewhat obscure, but the audio textures formed by the words fit perfectly into the sound of the record. The overall feel is of an air of sadness in not quite being able to achieve one's goals and aspirations with another. Regardless of whether you experience a depth of meaning, you are likely to be singing along."[6]
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