Robbie Daw of Idolator commented on the influence of Justin Timberlake's solo debut, Justified (2002), on the track's sound and wrote that "Body Moves" is "a tune that's not only a worth follow-up... but actually manages to top both of its successors."[3]
Music videos
The promotional music video set to the song premiered October 5, 2016 which also doubled as an advertisement for a line of Victoria's Secret lingerie, the video includes models Taylor Hill, Elsa Hosk, Jasmine Tookes, Sara Sampaio and Josephine Skriver.[4] The official music video for "Body Moves" was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and premiered October 11, 2016.[5] Described by critics as "provocative," the video finds Joe Jonas shirtless and engaging in sexual behaviour with model Charlotte McKinney in an elevator, amongst other clips of the band members and "barely clothed" dancers.[2]
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^Daw, Robbie (September 30, 2016). "DNCE's "Body Moves": Listen To Their Feel-Good New Single". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^Blake, Liza (October 5, 2016). "Victoria's Secret Models Strip Down & Dress Up With DNCE for 'Body Moves' Video". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^"DNCE - Body Moves (2016)". IMVDb. 11 October 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^Dawn, Randee (26 August 2016). "DNCE gets the weekend started early with a dance party on the TODAY plaza". The Today Show. NBC. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^"CHART WATCH #389". auspOp. October 8, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^"DNCE – Body Moves" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^"DNCE Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
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