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We are designed to elucidate how house music functions, seeking new methodological possibilities for the analysis of electronic dance music and contributing to the expansion of the scholarly horizon on house. To this end, we focus on Marshall Jefferson’s 1986 track, ‘Move Your Body.’ Applying an integrated analytical framework that combines Hawkins’s CGP(Cellular Groove Pattern) theory, Butler’s rhythm‑layer theory, and spectral analysis, we investigate three strata: macrostructure, microrhythm, and physical acoustics. The analysis shows that the musical achievement of ‘Move Your Body’ lies beyond the introduction of a piano riff, residing instead in a refined design in which heterogeneous musical layers interact organically toward the singular objective of ‘controlling dance‑floor energy.’ CGP analysis demonstrates that the track is constructed from functional cells—intro, chorus, breakdown—whose arrangement shapes narrative flow and dynamics. Rhythm‑layer analysis establishes that the groove emerges through ‘metrical dissonance’ between a stable drum grid and the bass/piano’s unpredictability. Finally, spectral analysis provides objective evidence that these structural and rhythmic transformations are directly instantiated as changes in spectral density. In conclusion, by integrating structure, rhythm, and acoustics, the study identifies ‘Move Your Body’ as presenting an archetype of house music, and it suggests that a methodology bridging humanistic theory with engineering‑based analysis opens new avenues for research on recorded popular music.