You're Moving Out Today

"You're Moving Out Today" is a song written by Carole Bayer Sager, Bette Midler and Bruce Roberts.^[1] It became an international hit in 1977, in two versions.

"You're Movin' Out Today"
Single by Bette Midler
from the album Live at Last
B-side	"Let Me Just Follow Behind"
Released	April 1977 (U.S.)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:00
Label	Atlantic
Songwriters	Carole Bayer Sager, Bette Midler and Bruce Roberts
Producer	Tom Dowd
Bette Midler singles chronology
"Old Cape Cod" (1976) "You're Movin' Out Today" (1977) "Storybook Children (Daybreak)" (1977)

"You're Moving Out Today"
Single by Carole Bayer Sager
from the album Carole Bayer Sager
B-side	"Aces"
Released	December 1976
Genre	Pop
Length	3:32
Label	Elektra
Songwriters	Carole Bayer Sager Bette Midler Bruce Roberts
Producer	Brooks Arthur
Carole Bayer Sager singles chronology
"You're Moving Out Today" (1976) "Stronger Than Before" (1981)

Both Sager and Midler recorded the song. The first U.S. release was by Bette Midler, in February 1977. It was the lead single from her LP Live at Last. Her version reached No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also charted in Canada. On the Adult Contemporary charts, the song reached No. 11 in the U.S. and No. 9 in Canada.

Carole Bayer Sager version

"You're Moving Out Today" became an international hit for Carole Bayer Sager during the fall of the year, reaching number six in the UK and spending four weeks at number one in Australia.^[2]

Although Sager is a prolific songwriter who is credited on many hit singles,^[3] this was the first one that she performed herself.^[4]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Bette Midler's version of "You're Moving Out Today"

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	67
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6]	9
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	42
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8]	11
US Cash Box Top 100[9]	78

Weekly chart performance for Carole Bayer Sager's version of "You're Moving Out Today"

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10]	49
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]	30
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	6
US Cash Box Top 100[13]	57

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Carole Bayer Sager's version of "You're Moving Out Today"

Chart (1977)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	9