One Nation Under a Groove (song)

One Nation Under a Groove (song)
"One Nation Under a Groove"

U.S. picture sleeve for the single "One Nation Under A Groove"
Single by Funkadelic
from the album One Nation Under a Groove
A-side "One Nation Under a Groove"
B-side "One Nation Under a Groove" (Part two)
Released 1978
Format Vinyl
Genre Funk
Length Album: 7:33
7" single: 4:12
12" single: 11:26
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) George Clinton/Walter Morrison/Garry Shider
Producer George Clinton
Certification RIAA certified million seller

"One Nation Under a Groove" is a 1978 song by Funkadelic, the title track from their album One Nation Under a Groove. The lyrics refer to dancing as a way to freedom. Compared to Funkadelic's earlier output, that was characterized by sound typical for rock music, this song has sound more typical for dance music. The 12" single of the song is an extension of the album track.

"One Nation Under a Groove" was released as a single and reached thirty-one on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart.[1] It has endured as a dance funk classic and is probably Funkadelic's most widely-known song. "One Nation Under a Groove" peaked at number twenty-eight on the Hot 100 and reached number one on the Billboard Soul chart for six weeks, the longest of any number one single released in 1978.[2]

The song is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. It is also ranked #474 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Sources

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 105. 
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 450. 
Preceded by
"Got to Get You into My Life" by Earth, Wind & Fire		 Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single
September 30 - November 4, 1978		 Succeeded by
"I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan


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