Peak
2
Weeks
30
Score
5,260
Chart Year
1966
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This was written by New York songwriters Carole Bayer Sager and Toni Wine; Sager was 22 when they wrote it, Wine was 17. They wrote the song for Screen Gems publishing, and Jack McGraw, who worked at Screen Gems' London office, thought the song would be perfect for the British group The Mindbenders. The song became a huge hit in England, and was released in America a year later, where it was also very successful. Sager was still teaching high school when she wrote this, and Wine was still in high school. Both went on to very successful careers in the music industry, with Sager writing popular songs for stage productions and movies (including "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"), and Wine writing the hit "Candida" and singing on many famous songs, including Willie Nelson's version of "Always On My Mind" and "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. They wrote this in Sager's apartment. In our interview with Toni Wine, she explained: "We were talking about 'Groovy' being the new word. The only song we knew of was 59th Street Bridge Song, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. You know, 'Feelin' groovy.' And we knew we wanted to write a song with that word in it. Because we knew it was the happening word, and we wanted to jump on that. Carole came up with 'Groovy kinda... groovy kinda... groovy...' and we're all just saying, 'Kinda groovy, kinda groovy, kinda...' I don't exactly know who came up with 'Love,' but it was 'Groovy kind of love.' And we did it. We wrote it in 20 minutes. It was amazing. Just flew out of our mouths, and at the piano, it was a real quick and easy song to write. Those are incredible things when those songs can get written. Like some you can just be hung on for so long, and then others just happen very quickly. And that was one of them. And it's been so good to us." In 1966, this was also recorded by Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles, but the version recorded by The Mindbenders, who released it as their first single without lead singer Wayne Fontana, became the hit. Wayne Fontana left the Mindbenders after numerous singles failed to chart after their hit "Game of Love." To quote an angry Eric Stewart after Wayne just walked off the stage while they were playing: "All we lost was our tambourine player. Wayne had been threatening to leave the band for some time and drummer Ric Rothwell had reached the end of patience with his groaning an moaning. Ric was urging him to take his ego trip and p--s off." >> Report this ad This was a #1 UK and US hit for Phil Collins in 1988. His version was used in the movie Buster, where Collins plays the title role of Buster Edwards. Collins put together the soundtrack using various '60s songs because that's when the movie was set (he enlisted Motown hitmaker Lamont Dozier to co-write "Two Hearts," another US #1 hit used in the film). According to Toni Wine, "Separate Lives" composer Stephen Bishop wanted to record a cover and brought a demo to his pal Collins, hoping he would produce it. Instead, Collins convinced Bishop to let him record it for the movie. A child actor, Collins was wary about taking a movie role after becoming famous as a musician, and he made sure the song didn't appear until the end of the film so musical perceptions wouldn't taint his performance. The film was a box office flop, but Collins stood by it, saying it was an excellent film. The music is based on the Rondo from "Sonatina in G Major" by Muzio Clementi. Collins' version was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 1989 Grammy Awards, but lost to Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy." Sonny & Cher recorded this for their 1967 album, In Case You're In Love. In the Friends episode "The One With Monica And Chandler's Wedding: Part 2" (2001), a violinist plays this while Chandler is escorted down the aisle by his parents. Phil Collins' version was used on the sitcom New Girl in the 2011 episode "Wedding." Actor/singer Dan Finnerty sang this in the 2001 romantic comedy The Wedding Planner.
When I'm feelin' blue, all I have to do Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue When you're close to me I can feel you heart beat I can hear you breathing in my ear Wouldn't you agree, baby, you and me Got a groovy kind of love (groovy kind of love) We got a groovy kind of love (groovy kind of love) Any time you want to you can turn me on to Anything you want to, any time at all When you kiss my lips oh, I start to shiver Can't control the quivering inside Wouldn't you agree, baby, you and me Got a groovy kind of love (a groovy kind of love) We got a groovy kind of love When I'm in your arms nothing seems to matter If the world would shatter I don't care Wouldn't you agree, baby, you and me Got a groovy kind of love (groovy kind of love) We got a groovy kind of love (groovy kind of love) We got a groovy kind of love
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 16, 1966 | 78 | 48 |
| 2 | Apr 23, 1966 | 52 | 74 |
| 3 | Apr 30, 1966 | 23 | 103 |
| 4 | May 7, 1966 | 18 | 108 |
| 5 | May 14, 1966 | 13 | 113 |
| 6 | May 21, 1966 | 5 | 121 |
| 7 | May 28, 1966 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Jun 4, 1966 | 2 | 124 |
| 9 | Jun 11, 1966 | 5 | 121 |
| 10 | Jun 18, 1966 | 6 | 120 |
| 11 | Jun 25, 1966 | 16 | 110 |
| 12 | Jul 2, 1966 | 23 | 103 |
| 13 | Jul 9, 1966 | 44 | 82 |
| 14 | Jul 16, 1966 | 19 | 107 |
| 15 | Jul 23, 1966 | 20 | 106 |
| 16 | Jul 30, 1966 | 23 | 103 |
| 17 | Aug 6, 1966 | 29 | 97 |
| 18 | Aug 13, 1966 | 31 | 95 |
| 19 | Aug 20, 1966 | 31 | 95 |
| 20 | Aug 27, 1966 | 31 | 95 |