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Writing and development
"Lips Are Movin" was written by Trainor, and Kevin Kadish, who also produced the song. They wrote the track in eight minutes. It was written about a worker at Trainor's label, Epic Records, who she caught lying to her. However, Trainor did not want the track to just be about lying and instead compared it to relationships.

Music and lyrics
"Lips Are Movin" is an uptempo doo-wop throwback. It has a playful and cheerful sound, and features a bubblegum pop hook and girl group-style harmonies. Trainor sings in a Southern American-inflected patois over Baritone saxophone bleats. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic describes the song as "Motown bounce" and "equally inspired by vintage 45s and Amy Winehouse's snazzy new-millennial revival".

Trainor rebukes a shallow lover and references her previous single "All About That Bass" with the line, "Tell me that you're not just about this bass." She also references the single in the chorus, "I gave you bass / You gave me sweet talk."

Critical reception
"Lips Are Movin" received mixed reviews from music critics. In a positive review, Andrew Hampp of Billboard magazine gave the song three-and-a-half stars, writing that it was helping to solidify Trainor "as the self-proclaimed queen of her own genre, 'she-wop.'" AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine regarded it as the highlight of Title, and said that with the song "it's easier to warm to her considerable skill at pastiche and performance." In the Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais opined, "She's versatile, confident, vulnerable and smart, something everyone should already know based on 'Lips Are Movin.'" Matthew Malone of Pretty Much Amazing deemed the track a "groovy slam-dunk", citing it as an example of "where Trainor shines". Riley Jones of Complex magazine complimented the song for being "straight-up fun", naming it one of the catchiest of 2014.

Other reviewers were more ambivalent, noting similarities between "Lips Are Movin" and "All About That Bass". Hartford Courant journalist Michael Hamad wrote that the two songs are "nearly interchangeable", although "'Lips Are Movin' followed nicely." Writing for Billboard, Carl Wilson complimented the lyrics, saying that Trainor is "serving notice that she had more going on than a topical trifle", but concluded that it was risking "coming off as 'Bass, Part 2'". Slant Magazine's Alexa Camp said the track "strictly adheres to the same beat sheet as its predecessor, but it at least eschews the gimmicky self-help metaphors." Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times found "Lips Are Movin" as crafty as "All About That Bass", but also as vexing, and called it one of Title's dozens of variations of her debut single.

In a review for Clash magazine, Alice Levine remarked: "This is again the same factory produced sass and pseudo-feminist empowerment that we heard on her number one hit – but hearing it a second time round loses some of its novelty." Marc Hirsch of The Boston Globe derided "Lips Are Movin" for following "the formula of 'All About That Bass' to a tee", writing that Trainor "steals from herself" with the song and is "a plunderer first and foremost". Peter Robinson of The Guardian said "Lips Are Movin" sounded nearly identical to "All About That Bass", but was worse. Dan Weiss of Spin magazine dismissed the song as "the oldest-joke-in-the-book-ask-a-lawyer". At the 2015 Teen Choice Awards, "Lips Are Movin" was nominated for Choice Break-Up Song, but lost to Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood".

Chart performance
"Lips Are Movin" became an unforseen success for Trainor at a time when critics regarded her as a one-hit wonder after "All About That Bass".

Music video
Choreography takes lasted eight hours. Trainor co-designed a cosmetic bag fetauring a pair of lips inspired by the look of the "Lips Are Movin" music video. The limited-edition bag was launched by Trainor in partnership with Clinique on January 20, 2015. Regarding the design, Trainor said, "I wanted to rock the look of the video, and add a little more shine — just the way I like my lips".

John Paul Stapleton of The Boston Globe said Trainor "showed her audience a pastel princess who could appeal to mothers everywhere".

Live performances
In the UK, Trainor promoted "Lips Are Movin" with an acoustic performance of the song and a cover of 5 Seconds of Summer's "Don't Stop" for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on January 20, 2015. Her rendition of "Lips Are Movin" was later included in the compilation album, BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2015. For Trainor's 2016 The Untouchable Tour, the song was given a new arrangement by Johnny Najera.

Cover versions
Tyanna Jones covered the track during the fourteenth season of American Idol on February 27, 2015. On September 29, 2015, Lindsey Elm performed a slowed down version of "Lips Are Movin" on the ninth series of The Voice (US). The song was also covered during the fifteenth season of American Idol by Sara Sturm on January 14, 2016, and Gina Naomi Baez on January 22, 2016.

Personnel

 * Meghan Trainor – vocals
 * Kevin Kadish – drum programming, upright bass, guitar, baritone saxophone, piano, recording, engineer, mixing
 * David Baron – Hammond organ

Credits adapted from liner notes for Title.