What is the name of the musical number King Julien performs in Madagascar?

King Julien performs “I Like to Move It” in Madagascar.

The song appears during the film’s energetic lemur celebration and became one of the most closely associated pieces of music in the Madagascar franchise. King Julien’s dance performance helped turn the sequence into a signature moment, especially because his exaggerated movements match the song’s repetitive, high-energy style.

“I Like to Move It” was originally recorded by Reel 2 Real, the dance-music project associated with Erick Morillo. The Madagascar version uses a performance connected with the character rather than presenting the song as a newly written franchise composition.

The song later returned in other Madagascar-related productions and marketing, which is why it is often treated as the franchise’s unofficial musical theme. It should not be confused with the films’ original orchestral scores, which were composed separately for each production.