th ▁for ▁" B ill board ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁most ▁successful ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Songs ▁of ▁the ▁Dec ade . ▁ ▁Song ▁information ▁" The ▁Way ▁You ▁Move " ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Big ▁Bo i , ▁S leep y ▁Brown , ▁and ▁the ▁song ' s ▁producer , ▁Carl ton ▁Mah one ; ▁Big ▁Bo i ▁also ▁does ▁some ▁co - production . ▁Com bin ing ▁elements ▁of ▁bass ▁music , ▁Atlanta - style ▁southern ▁hip ▁hop , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁soul ▁music , ▁" The ▁Way ▁You ▁Move " ▁is ▁Big ▁Bo i ' s ▁light - heart ed ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁women . ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ' s ▁instrument al ▁track ▁is ▁pun ctu ated ▁with ▁the ▁prominent ▁live ▁horn ▁section ▁" H orn z ▁Un limited " ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁Earth ▁Wind ▁and ▁Fire , ▁which ▁features ▁S leep y ▁Brown ▁singing ▁in ▁style ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Mot own ▁star ▁Mar vin ▁G aye . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁song ' s ▁music ▁video , ▁directed ▁by ▁Bry an ▁Bar ber , ▁features ▁Big ▁Bo i ▁as ▁the ▁propriet or ▁of ▁a ▁rim ▁shop . ▁The ▁video ' s ▁performance ▁sh ots ▁eventually ▁grav itate ▁to ▁other ▁locations ▁during ▁the ▁video ' s ▁running ▁time , ▁featuring ▁several ▁young ▁women ▁who