Dr. Alban is a Swedish musician and producer with his own record label Dr. … Read Full Bio ↴Dr. Alban is a Swedish musician and producer with his own record label Dr. Records. His music can best be described as hip-hop reggae with a dance hall style.

Dr. Alban (born August 26, 1957 as Alban Nwapa in Nigeria) grew up listening to Fela Kuti and James Brown. At age 23, he began studying dentistry. In order to be able to finance his university studies the music-loving medical student started making his own music. During this time Alban worked as a DJ in the well known Stockholm club 'Alphabet Street'. Very quickly his name became widely known, especially since Alban often sang to the records he put on the turntable as a DJ. DJ René couldn't help but notice him and so the highly intelligent medical student was discovered. But first Alban finished his studies and even opened his own dentistry practice.

In 1990, he met Denniz PoP from the SweMix label. Alban laid aside his dentist's drill and realised his dream. Together with Denniz and Rap-Queen Leila K, his first record, Hello Africa - his declaration of love for his African home - broke all records. Alban Nwapa became Dr. Alban. His debut-album Hello Africa sold roughly 1 million copies world-wide.

One year later this success was surpassed by the second album One Love. 1.6 million singles of the song It's My Life were sold.
The album immediately sold over 1.7 million units. Then followed the albums Look Who's Talking and Born In Africa. All in all, Dr. Alban can look back on world-wide sales of over 5 million albums and over 6 million singles, which resulted in 7 times Silver, 30 times Gold and 30 times Platinum. His hit No Coke was even used to illustrate an anti-drugs campaign in Sweden.

After a re-release of No Coke, Dr. Alban confirmed his Euro dance style with his hits Look Who's Talking and Let The Beat Go On.

He created his own record company 'dr.records', on which he released Born in Africa, the first CD recorded completely in his studios. He became the producer of many artists such as La Cream.

More recently, his voice was featured on Sash!'s single Colour The World.
In 2000, he released the album titled Prescription.
In 2002 Dr. Alban featured Yamboo to release a remix for Sing Hallelujah!.
In 2007 Dr. Alban released the album titled Back To Basics.

Official website: http://www.dralban.net/

I Like To Move It
Dr. Alban Lyrics

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Here we go
Here we go
Oh

That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)

That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)

When you take me, by the hand
Tell me I'm, your lovin' man, oh

When you give me, all your love
And do the best, the very best you can (the very best you can)

That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
Oh, that's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it, yeah (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)

When I give you me, in your home
When we're all, all alone
When you whisper, sweet in my ear
When you turn, oh, you turn me on

Oh, that's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
Ooh, that's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it, yeah (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)

When you take me, by the hand
Tell me I'm your, lovin' man
When you give me all your love
And do the best, do it the best you can (the very best you can)

That's the way (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way, (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way, (uh huh, uh huh)
I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
That's the way, (uh huh, uh huh)

I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
(Uh huh, uh huh)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "I Like To Move It" by Dr. Alban are simplistic and revolve around the idea of a passionate romantic relationship. The song starts with the chorus "That's the way I like it" repeated several times in a row which indicates a sense of enthusiastic interest. The chorus then follows with two stanzas that talk about taking hands and whispering sweet nothings in the ear which emphasizes a theme of intimacy and affection.

The lyrics then progress to another stanza, which talks about being alone with one's partner and describes the sexual attraction between them. The lines "When you turn, oh, you turn me on" suggest that the attraction is mutual, and both parties are equally interested in the relationship. These lyrics are followed by the chorus followed by repetition of the lines from the beginning.

Overall, the song's lyrics are fairly repetitive and simplistic, but they effectively convey the idea of someone enjoying a loving and intimate relationship. The song is undoubtedly popular because of its catchy tune and fun rhymes, which make it an excellent track to dance to.

Line by Line Meaning

Here we go
Let's do this, let's get moving

That's the way (uh huh, uh huh) I like it (uh huh, uh huh)
I enjoy it when things are done in this particular way

When you take me, by the hand Tell me I'm, your lovin' man, oh
I feel loved and appreciated when you take my hand and show affection

When you give me, all your love And do the best, the very best you can (the very best you can)
I appreciate it when you give me your all and put effort into our relationship

When I give you me, in your home When we're all, all alone When you whisper, sweet in my ear When you turn, oh, you turn me on
I feel passionate when we're alone and you whisper sweet things to me

When you take me, by the hand Tell me I'm your, lovin' man When you give me all your love And do the best, do it the best you can (the very best you can)
Reaffirming that I appreciate love and attention in our relationship

Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Richard Raymond Finch, Harry Casey

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