16 Songs About Moving Your Body

When the music is really good the temptation to move your body is very hard to resist. Moving your body has its own advantages such as enhanced mood, healthier lymphatic system, healthier bones, better brain health etc. Below is a list of songs that encourage you to move your body:

1. Lil Jon & Sean Paul – Snap Yo Fingers

This was the first single for Lil Jon’s Crunk Rock album that was released in 2010.

 

2. Sia – Move Your Body

The track was released back in 2016 under the album This Is Acting and has been referred to as a stuttering dance floor magnet.

 

3. Beyonce – Let’s Move Your Body

 

4. Shakira – Hips Don’t Lie

This is a hit song off Shakira’s Oral Fixation Vol. 2 and is based on Dance Like This by Wyclef Jean. It topped charts in over 55 countries.

 

5. Chris Brown – Yeah x3

This is the lead single from Chris Brown’s fourth studio album F.A.M.E. It is an uptempo dance-pop track that features a video game-type beat. The song peaked at #5 in Billboard’s Rhythmic Songs chart and #7 in the Top 40 chart.

 

6. Meghan Trainor – Better When I’m Dancing

The song was written for The Peanuts Movie mainly to help people feel confident and help Charlie Brown to feel confident.

 

7. Jennifer Lopez – Papi

Papi was able to reach #1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart and is from the album LOVE?

 

8. Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music

This is an energetic dance-pop track about leaving the stress of life and dancing to the music. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sold over four million copies.

 

9. Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling

The track is the official theme song for Dreamworks’ animated film Trolls. Justin Timberlake does the voice for a character named Branch and doubles up as the executive producer.

 

10. Drake – Toosie Slide

This marks Drake’s first foray into dance records as he raps instructions to the titular dance plus boasts about his dancing skills.

11. Ciara, Missy Elliot – 1,2 Step

The song was a hit reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has a heavy electro-dance vibe which

 

12. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem

This is the first single off Party Rock Anthem’s sophomore album Sorry For Party Rocking. It was able to propel to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

 

13. Sia – Cheap Thrills

The track was originally written for Rihanna’s album ANTi but was rejected because it sounded a little bit too Brit-pop for her. It ended up being Sia’s #1 song on Billboard Hot 100 chart as a lead artist.

 

14. Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger

It was first performed on an episode of The Voice in which Adam Levine and Christina were judges.

 

15. Psy – Gangnam Style

The song was one of the biggest worldwide hit songs after it went viral. Psy explained that in the song he describes Seoul’s Gangnam District as he compares the calm daytime to the insanity happening during the nighttime.

 

16. Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull – On The Floor

The track is off her 7th studio album Love and became a massive success worldwide. It peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and #1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.