Moves Like Jagger is on the move.
Ammar Malik . He has co-written several modern pop songs , most notably Maroon 5 's `` Moves Like Jagger '' and Gym Class Heroes ' `` Stereo Hearts '' which have both been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA . `` Moves Like Jagger '' is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring recording artist Christina Aguilera , released by A&M Octone Records on June 21 , 2011 , as the fourth and final single from the re-release of the group 's third studio album Hands All Over ( 2010 ) . `` Moves Like Jagger '' is a dance-pop and electropop song and is backed by synths and electronic drums . In the United States , `` Moves Like Jagger '' became the band 's second ( after 2007 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' ) and Aguilera 's fifth number-one single and is among the best-selling singles of all time . The song also made Aguilera the second female artist to score a number-one hit in the 1990s , 2000s , and 2010s ( the first being Britney Spears ) , which in turn made her the fourth female to score number-one singles in three different decades , after Janet Jackson , Madonna and Spears .