Groovin'

Infobox Single
Name = Groovin'


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Artist = The Young Rascals
from Album =
B-side = "Sueño"
Released = April 10, 1967
Format = 7" single
Recorded = March 27, 1967
Genre = R&B
Length = 2:30
Label = Atlantic Records
Writer = Felix Cavaliere
Eddie Brigati
Producer = The Rascals
Chart position =

#1 (U.S.) #3 (U.S. R&B)

# 8 (UK)

Reviews =
Last single = "I've Been Lonely Too Long"
(1967)
This single = "Groovin'"
(1967)
Next single = "A Girl Like You"
(1967)Infobox Single
Name = Groovin'


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Caption =
Artist = Booker T & the M.G.s
from Album = Hip Hug-Her
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B-side =
Released = 1967
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = R&B, Soul
Length = 2:40
Label = Stax Records224
Writer = Felix Cavaliere
Eddie Brigati
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Chart position =
* #21 Pop:* #10 R&B
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This single =
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Misc ="Groovin'" is a single released in 1967 by The Young Rascals that became a number one hit and one of the group's signature songs.

Written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and with a lead vocal from Cavaliere, it is indeed a slow, relaxed groove, based on Cavaliere's newfound interest in Afro-Cuban music. Instrumentation included a conga, harmonica, and an effective, Cuban-based bass guitar line from ace session musician Chuck Rainey. The result was fairly different from the Rascals' white soul origins, enough so that Atlantic Records head Jerry Wexler did not want to release "Groovin'".

Lyrically, "Groovin'" is themed around a highly romantic portrayal of a couple in love:

:"Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly ...":"Groovin' ... on a Sunday afternoon":"Really couldn't get away too soon —"

The single became in instant hit in May 1967, bounding up the charts and then spending four weeks atop the Billboard pop singles chart. It was RIAA-certified a gold record on June 13, 1967. Showing it (and the group's) crossover appeal, it also reached number 3 on the Billboard Black Songs chart chart, and was subsequently recorded by the likes of Booker T. & the M.G.'s (1967), Aretha Franklin (1968), Gladys Knight & the Pips (1968), and Marvin Gaye (1969). Finally, "Groovin'" was the only real hit the group ever had in the United Kingdom, reaching number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Groovin'" was subsequently included on The Young Rascals' late July 1967 album "Groovin'", but with a different harmonica riff.

"Groovin'" is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and is also the recipient of a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

"Groovin'" was also covered by Pato Banton and it became a top 20 hit in the UK for him in 1996.