In New Zealand, it was a top 20 hit, peaking at number 14. On the Billboard Hot 100, the single reached number 89.

It went into the top 10 in Australia and on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in the US. Outside Europe, 'I Like to Move It' peaked at number-one also on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada and in Zimbabwe. But it topped the UK Dance Singles Chart on February 26. In the UK, it peaked at number five in its eight-week on the UK Singles Chart, on March 27. The single entered the top 10 also in Austria (2), Finland (10), Germany (3), Iceland (6), Ireland (5), Lithuania, Spain (7), Switzerland (4) and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number two. It remains the project's biggest and best-known hit, peaking at number-one on the singles chart in Belgium, France, Greece and the Netherlands. 'I Like to Move It' was very successful on the charts across several continents. In 2021, it was reworked in a remix version by Tunisian DJ-producer duo, Outrage and Spanish DJ and vocalist Alejandro under the title, 'Move It'. The song was adapted in a Spanish version by Dominican merengue-house duo Sandy & Papo, as 'Mueve, mueve', in 1995.

At the second International Dance Awards in 1995, it won the award for Best Tune of the Year. On the Billboard Dance Club Play chart, it peaked at number eight. It was a number-one hit in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Zimbabwe. Released by Strictly Rhythm in 1993 as the second single from the project's debut album, Move It! (1994), it appeared on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1994, peaking at number 89, and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart the same year. ' I Like to Move It' is a song by American solo project Reel 2 Real ( Erick Morillo), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman (Mark Quashie).

Single by Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman

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