Song of the Week

All the Right Moves- OneRepublic

The first single off of OneRepublic's sophomore album titled "Waking Up," All the Right Moves is a refreshing tune, since we've become accustomed to the current hip-hop/dance hits topping the charts right now. Although it was released as a single in the U.S. back late last year, it had not received much radio-play until recently. Like last week's song of the week, this week Ryan Tedder has also become one of the most sought-after songwriters in pop music. You may remember Tedder has recently written many pop-radio hits including: "Already Gone"- Kelly Clarkson, "Battlefield"- Jordin Sparks, "Halo"- Beyonce, and arguably the most 2 important pop songs in the last 5 years, "Bleeding Love"- Leona Lewis and "Apologize"- OneRepbulic. All the Right Moves in a way follows these tracks with its composition and instruments (especially the drum lines, tempo, and strings), but I feel that in this track Tedder pushes himself lyrically. While those other songs are more straightforward, All the Right Moves presents the listener with more obscure lyrics and lines. Not to mention, this track is very catchy. I must admit at first I did not like it (maybe since it deviated from the "Dreaming Out Loud" OneRepublic I was used to. After a couple listens, however, it was quickly stuck in my head. Of course, this wouldn't be a Ryan Tedder song without the catchy chorus and an equally catchy bridge. Right from the get-go, we're introduced to it, "All the right friends in all the right place, so yeah, we're going down"

Favorite line: "Do you think I'm special? Do you think I'm nice? Am I bright enough to shine in your spaces?"

Catch the music video on YouTube