Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart /What Is Love? 12" 1st Press Maxi 1990 #1Hit
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Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart /What Is Love? 12" 1st Press Maxi Single1990 #1 Hit
Ground Breaking track mixing many dance elements
"Groove Is in the Heart" is a song by American dance band Deee-Lite, released in August 1990 by Elektra as their debut and lead single from their first album, World Clique (1990). Written and produced by the band, it was a hit in many countries, reaching number-one in Australia and on both the Canadian RPM and US Billboarddance charts. Today it is widely recognized as a classic of its genre. It was accompanied with a psychedelic 60s-themed music video directed by Hiroyuki Nakano
Though the album version was not recorded until 1990, the song was originally written in the late 1980s; it was performed live as early as 1989. The backing track was built around many samples, primarily the main riff from Herbie Hancock's track "Bring Down the Birds" from the Blowupsoundtrack and Vernon Burch's "Get Up", which provided the drum track and also formed the basis for the breakdown featuring a slide whistle. Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins provided guest vocals, and the rap is provided by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest
Upon the release, J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun found that "Groove Is in the Heart" "bounces happily from rap to funk to house without losing either momentum or its sense of humor." Bill Coleman from Billboard wrote, "Sometimes you can believe the hype. Hot New York City underground dance trio more than lives up to prerelease push with this sizzling groove'n'sample funk jam, kicked into gear by the sultry and charismatic vocal presence of future diva Lady Miss Kier." He also added, "'Groove' is, well, very groovy. A house-paced track with a hip-hop sensibility." Bevan Hannan from The Canberra Times described the song as "good fun". David Giles from Music Week said it's a "fine single". He added, "Pure Seventies funk with a Nineties groove." Helen Mead from NME stated that it is "playfully funky". A reviewer from People Magazine noted it as "hopping". Ross Grady from The Rice Thresher said it is "one of the creamiest slabs of vinyl ever to come from the house music scene." Caroline Sullivan from Smash Hits wrote that the "ripping floor filler" has "got the samples and twiddly electronoises so necessary for dancefloor success nowadays, but there's also a hummable melody and sense of humour about it all." NME and The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll named "Groove Is in the Heart" the best single released in the year 1990.
'Groove Is In The Heart' contains samples of:
'Introduction' (intro) by Bel-Sha-Zaar with Tomee And The Grecian Knights
'Bring Down The Birds' (bassline) performed by Herbie Hancock
'Get Up' (rhythm, crowd noises, slide whistle) performed by Vernon Burch
'God Make Me Funky' (drum roll) performed by The Headhunters
'Theme From The Green Acres' (vocal stab 'I') performed by Eva Gabor
'Jam On The Groove' (percussion) performed by Ralph MacDonald
'Right On' (cowbell) performed by Ray Barretto
'Uptight' (breakbeat under Q-Tip rap) performed by Billy Preston
'Sweet Pussy Pauline (Acapella)' (vocal stab - Bllll!) performed by Hateful Head Helen
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