"Room to Move" is a pop song written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (of the duo Climie Fisher) and Dennis Morgan. It first appeared on Climie Fisher's debut album Everything, released in 1987.
Animotion recording It was remade by new wave band 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, being the band's second and last US top ten hit, since "Obsession" in 1984. Cynthia Rhodes and Paul Engemann shared lead vocals on the song.
Chart performance Chart (1989)PeakpositionCanada Top Singles (The Record)21UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)87US Billboard Hot 1009
Use in other media The Animotion recording was featured in the 1988 science-fiction comedy film, My Stepmother Is an Alien.
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