"Into the Groove" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for the 1985 film "Desperately Seeking Susan". It was featured on the re-issue of her second studio album, "Like a Virgin" (1984), outside North America. Sire Records released it on July 15, 1985, as the album's fourth single. Madonna's inspiration behind the song was the dance floor, and she wrote it while watching a handsome Puerto Rican man, across her balcony. Initially written for her friend Mark Kamins, Madonna later decided to use it as the soundtrack of the film "Desperately Seeking Susan". "Into the Groove" consists of instrumentation from synthesizers and drum machines.
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Into the Groove | Introduction
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"Into the Groove" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for the 1985 film "Desperately Seeking Susan". It was featured on the re-issue of her second studio album, "Like a Virgin" (1984), outside North America. Sire Records released it on July 15, 1985, as the album's fourth single. Madonna's inspiration behind the song was the dance floor, and she wrote it while watching a handsome Puerto Rican man, across her balcony. Initially written for her friend Mark Kamins, Madonna later decided to use it as the soundtrack of the film "Desperately Seeking Susan". "Into the Groove" consists of instrumentation from synthesizers and drum machines.
Into the Groove | Introduction
A dance-pop song, "Into the Groove" begins with a spoken introduction by Madonna, and the sound of drums and synth bassline being heard. This is followed by the chorus, where Madonna's voice is double tracked and the treble is increased by a notch. A synth line counterpoints the main tune, adding a contrast. The bridge, where Madonna sings the line "Live out your fantasy", features her vocals in a lower register alongside the main ones. According to the sheet music published in Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing Co. Inc., the song is set in the time signature of common time with a medium tempo of 116 beats per minute.
Into the Groove | Composition
Hence, they decided to use the shots from the film and made a music video. During a 2009 interview with "Rolling Stone", Madonna commented: "'Into the Groove' is another song I feel retarded singing, but everybody seems to like it."
Into the Groove | Background
Credits adapted from the "Like a Virgin" (1985 re-issue) and "You Can Dance" album's liner notes.
Into the Groove | Credits and personnel
Sal Cinquemani from "Slant Magazine" ranked it at twenty-nine on the list of "100 Greatest Dance Songs". He commented: "It's hard to imagine the most famous woman in the world dancing alone in her bedroom at night, locking the doors so 'no one else can see' (as she sings on 'Groove'), even 20 years ago, but you can't help but believe her. The song—and Madonna's performance—are that good." Alfred Soto from "Stylus" commented that "'Into the Groove' itself is as much wish-fulfillment as 'Crazy For You'. Austin Scaggs from "Rolling Stone" commented that the song had "an amazing bassline".
Into the Groove | Critical reception
Madonna and Bray started on the re-recording and changed some portion of the lyrics. Bray commented on the recording sessions as: "I've always kind of made the rib cage and the skeleton [music] of the song already – she's there for the last things like the eyebrows and the haircut [lyrics]. She writes in a stream of mood really." "Into the Groove" was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios. Madonna's friend Erika Belle was present during the recording and watched the whole process. In Andrew Morton's "Madonna" biography, she noted that at one point of the recording, Bray was facing difficulties with the bridge of the song, as the melody thought by him was not syncing with the rest of the composition.
Into the Groove | Recording
In the United States, due to similar problems with "Crazy for You" and "Material Girl" being released at the same time and competing with each other, it was decided against releasing "Into the Groove" as a 7" single so it would not compete with "Angel", the third single from the "Like a Virgin". "Into the Groove" was eventually released as the B-side to the maxi-single of "Angel", therefore it was ineligible to enter the "Billboard" Hot 100 or Hot Singles Sales charts. The song debuted at number 40 on Hot Dance Club Songs chart, as a double A-side with "Angel", on the issue dated June 1, 1985.
Into the Groove | Chart performance
Together they take a bow to the audience and finish the performance. Two different performances of the song on this tour can be found on the videos: "Who's That Girl – Live in Japan", filmed in Tokyo on June 22, 1987, and "", filmed in Turin on September 4, 1987. Three years later on the Blond Ambition World Tour, "Into the Groove" was again performed before the encore. Madonna, her backup singers Niki Haris and Donna De Lory were portrayed as being seduced by three macho guys in leather jackets. The girls asked the guys to "prove their love to them" and wondered if they would wear a condom when necessary.
Into the Groove | Live performances
"Pray / Get into a Groove" is a song by the J-pop group Every Little Thing, released as their fourteenth single on January 1, 2000. The single was released with Avex Music Creative, Inc.
Pray/Get into a Groove | Introduction
Undeterred by his obvious difficulties, Madonna stepped up to the microphone and sang the words "Live out your fantasy here with me". Bray's problem was solved; Belle remembered the experience as: "[The song] seemed to come out of her, I was awestruck." Madonna re-tailored the song in 2003, and developed a remix called "Into the Hollywood Groove", which replaced the first verse of "Into the Groove" with the first verse of Madonna's single "Hollywood" (2003). The lyrics of the chorus were also slightly altered and it featured a rap by Missy Elliott. This version of the song was used for a Gap commercial in the summer of 2003, featuring Madonna and Elliot wearing Gap jeans.
Into the Groove | Recording
"Into the Groove" was written and produced by Madonna and her then-boyfriend Stephen Bray. The singer had initially written the song for her friend Mark Kamins' protégée, Chyne, and recorded a demo which Kamins intended to modify later. However, Madonna believed that the song would be more suitable for her film "Desperately Seeking Susan", and recorded it with Bray for the film's soundtrack. When Kamins found out he was furious that Madonna did not inform him that she would use the song for the film. The singer retorted: "I'm tough, I'm ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, that's okay." "Into the Groove" ultimately did not appear on the soundtrack album of the film, but was released on the 1985 worldwide re-issue of Madonna's second studio album, "Like a Virgin".
Into the Groove | Background
Ever since its release, "Into the Groove" has received critical acclaim. J. Randy Taraborrelli, author of "", said that the song demonstrated Madonna's ability to create infectious dance music. Rikky Rooksby, author of "Madonna: the complete guide to her music", said that "'Into the Groove' will make you feel like you're a winner either way. And that's one of the best things pop music can do for ya. [It's] Madonna's first great single." Clive Barker and Simon Trussler, authors of "New Theatre Quarterly", felt that the song was the first disco-anthem of the 1980s. Toby Cresswell, author of "1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets", said that the song is a "sweet, limited white tune on the top, and there's Madonna – all the right-shop chic – dragging the straight world into this subterranean paradise.
Into the Groove | Critical reception
"Into the Groove" has appeared on three Madonna compilations: in a remixed form on "You Can Dance" (1987), "The Immaculate Collection" (1990) and in its original form on "Celebration" (2009). A music video, consisting of clips from the film, was released to accompany the song. The song has been performed by Madonna in most of her concert tours, most recently on the Rebel Heart Tour in 2015–2016. "Into the Groove" has been covered by a number of artists, including Australian singer Dannii Minogue, who combined the song with her single "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling". By the end of the 1980s, "Into the Groove" was honored by "Billboard" magazine as the Dance Single of the Decade.
Into the Groove | Introduction
The last verse incorporates echoing on the vocals, causing overlap of the phrases. The remix ends with instrumentation from congas, whistles and timbales, giving it a Mexican ending. Pettibone also remixed the song alongside Goh Hotoda for "The Immaculate Collection" (1990) compilation. The lyrics of the song are simple, written as an invitation to dance with the singer. Despite the simple lyrics, it carries sexual innuendos and undertones in the meaning. Similar to Madonna's previous single "Like a Virgin" (1984), a lyrical hook is also present in "Into the Groove", directed at shy girls. The line "At night I lock the door so no-one else can see" implied that Madonna was not as brazen as her provocative image suggested.
Into the Groove | Composition
During an interview with "Time", Madonna said that she wrote the song while watching a Latin boy across her balcony. Describing the song as "dorky", Madonna further explained: "Into the Groove" had an accompanying music video, made up of clips from the film, with the lyrics often matching the images. Doug Dowdle of Parallax Productions, a company that pioneered in movie tie-in music videos during the 1980s, created this video from edited footage of the movie, directed by Susan Seidelman. This was done because there were five Madonna videos already on power rotation on MTV, and Warner Bros. did not want the audience to be saturated with any new video.
Into the Groove | Background
Madonna's voice is double tracked in the chorus; the song also consists of musical contrasts, overdubs, and Madonna's voice in lower register during the bridge. The lyrics of the song are simple, written as an invitation to dance with the singer. However, it carries sexual innuendos and undertones in the meaning. The song received positive response from music critics, and was a commercial success. "Into the Groove" topped the record charts in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and became her first number-one song in the United Kingdom. The track was only available as the B-side of the 12-inch single of "Angel" in the United States, therefore it was ineligible to chart on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at the time.
Into the Groove | Introduction
In manufacturing or mechanical engineering a groove is a long and narrow indentation built into a material, generally for the purpose of allowing another material or part to move within the groove and be guided by it. Examples include:
Groove (engineering) | Introduction
In the Who's That Girl World Tour of 1987, "Into the Groove" was the second-to-last song before the encore. The outfit she wore during the performance was inspired by artist Andy Warhol. It consisted of a loose pant with a tin of Campbell's soup on the side, the letter U in the front and the word DANCE in the back; it was designed so that when she turned, audience were able to read 'U [Can] Dance]'. In the middle of her singing, a young boy joined her on stage to dance alongside. Madonna then wore a pink bolero jacket. At the end she is joined by her backup singers and dancers.
Into the Groove | Live performances
Rapper Missy Elliott appeared on the video screen for a rap interlude. The song was again added to the setlist of 2008–09 Sticky & Sweet Tour. Elements of Cassius's "Toop Toop", Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus", The Sugarhill Gang's "" and Madonna's own "Jump" were added to the performance. "Into the Groove" marked the beginning of the second segment titled Old School. It began with Madonna appearing on the stage in shorts and T-shirt, while skipping to a DJ station. She started singing the song while cartoon characters from late artist, and Madonna's friend, Keith Haring dance on the backdrops.
Into the Groove | Live performances
It was the third and final single from the album. In 2003, the song was combined with the vocals of Dannii Minogue's "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling", the fourth and final single from her album "Neon Nights". "Into the Groove"'s instrumentation and a small Madonna vocal sample were added to Minogue's vocals, though Minogue's pitch was altered to fit the tempo of the song. In 1985 and 2017, Hong Kong singer Anita Mui and Priscilla Chan covered this song in Cantonese.
Into the Groove | Cover versions
"He's the Groove" is a 1980 novelty song by Snuky Tate, the stage persona of American funk and punk rock musician Lionel White. The song is about Pope John Paul II.
He's the Groove | Introduction
In the 1940s and 1950s, groove commonly came to denote musical "routine, preference, style, [or] source of pleasure."
Groove (music) | Introduction
Near the end of the song, Madonna performed a Double Dutch dance interlude. In 2015, "Into the Groove" was included in the set list of the Rebel Heart Tour, performed in a flamenco-style medley with "Dress You Up", "Everybody" and "Lucky Star". During the sequence the singer dressed by in a Latin and gypsy inspired dress, created by Alessandro Michele for Gucci consisting off a shawl, flamenco hat, lace, skirts and jacquard bodysuit.
Into the Groove | Live performances
"Into the Groove" was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipment of 500,000 copies of the single. It has sold 957,000 copies there as of August 2018, and is Madonna's biggest selling song in the country. The song was the third biggest selling UK single of 1985, behind Jennifer Rush's "The Power of Love" and Elaine Paige's and Barbara Dickson's "I Know Him So Well". In Australia, "Into the Groove" charted as a combined single with "Angel" and reached the top of the Kent Music Report chart. It was the second-highest selling single of 1985 in Australia.
Into the Groove | Chart performance
After that, they sing the Shep Pettibone extended remix of "Into The Groove". Two different performances were taped and released on video, the "Blond Ambition – Japan Tour 90", taped in Yokohama on April 27, 1990, and the "Blond Ambition World Tour Live", taped in Nice, France, on August 5, 1990. In the Re-Invention World Tour of 2004, Madonna included the song at the start of the final segment, which started with Scottish bagpiper players parading around the stage in kilts and playing drums and pipes. Madonna appeared onstage in similar long kilts and a white sleeveless T-shirt to perform "Into the Groove" with Scottish bagpiper group Lorne Cousin.
Into the Groove | Live performances
Step Into My Groove is the first single released by the band Altered State. Written by Gregory Markel, Curtis Mathewson and Chip Moreland. Step Into My Groove received radio and MTV airplay along with two alternate versions of the song that went to radio as well, the "Psychedelic Mix" and "Psychedelic Instrumental" recordings, produced by Ben Grosse.
Step Into My Groove | Introduction
Another remix version was created by Josh Harris and Omar Galeano as "The Passengerz", and was included in Madonna's remix album, "Remixed & Revisited" (2003).
Into the Groove | Recording
Credits adapted from the album liner notes for "World Clique".
Groove Is in the Heart | Performers
"Into the Groove" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number four, on the chart dated July 27, 1985, becoming the highest debuting single for any female artist in the history of the chart at that time. It reached the top of the chart and stayed there for four weeks, and was present for a total of 14 weeks on the chart. The song was Madonna's first number-one single in United Kingdom. During its stay at number-one, Madonna's first UK hit "Holiday" was at number-two position. This made her the first female artist in UK chart history to hold the top-two positions of the chart simultaneously.
Into the Groove | Chart performance
Groove is a 2000 American film directed by Greg Harrison. It portrays one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene. Through a single email, the word spreads that a huge rave is going to take place in an abandoned warehouse. John Digweed has a cameo as himself and also contributed to the soundtrack with Nick Muir, under their production alias Bedrock.
Groove (film) | Introduction
In the Groove is a series of music video games that uses a four-panel dance pad. The series was first developed by Roxor Games during a time when four-panel dance games in the arcade market were on the decline. As of October 18, 2006, Konami (makers of "Dance Dance Revolution") has acquired the intellectual property rights to the series.
In the Groove (video game series) | Introduction
In music, groove is the sense of an effect ("feel") of changing pattern in a propulsive rhythm or sense of "swing". In jazz, it can be felt as a quality of persistently repeated rhythmic units, created by the interaction of the music played by a band's rhythm section (e.g. drums, electric bass or double bass, guitar, and keyboards). Groove is a significant feature of popular music, and can be found in many genres, including salsa, rock, soul, funk, and fusion. From a broader ethnomusicological perspective, groove has been described as "an unspecifiable but ordered sense of something that is sustained in a distinctive, regular and attractive way, working to draw the listener in." Musicologists and other scholars have analyzed the concept of "groove" since around the 1990s.
Groove (music) | Introduction
Richard M. Juzwiak of "CMJ New Music Monthly" wrote: ""Groove" excites because it sprawls, not only over the course of the tracks, but within them, suggesting that Abrahams is anything but stuck."
Stuck in a Groove | Reception
In a Groove is the second studio album (in the US) by singer/songwriter Jonny Blu, released in the United States on 21 July 2008 by Dao Feng Music and Sound Cubed Studios. It is an EP of original compositions by Jonny Blu.
In a Groove | Introduction
Strictly in the Groove is a 1942 American musical comedy film directed by Vernon Keays. It is built around musical numbers, experienced comedy acts and guest stars. The plot thread a jive-talking college student (Davies) trying to organize a swing-music show at a local resort, where the manager (Franklin Pangborn) puts up some opposition.
Strictly in the Groove | Introduction
Across Europe, Oceania and Africa, the song was able to reach the top of the charts in Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain, and inside the top five in France, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and European Hot 100 Singles chart. According to "Music & Media" magazine the song had sold around 1.5 million copies by September 1985.
Into the Groove | Chart performance
The demo version can only be heard in the movie. The song was a huge commercial success but was not included on the film's soundtrack, despite being heard in the film, because licensing restrictions involving Madonna's record label prohibited her songs from being mixed in with other artists. The video for "Into the Groove" consists of clips from the film compiled by Doug Dowdle of Parallax Productions.
Desperately Seeking Susan | Soundtrack
The song was covered by alternative rock band Sonic Youth under the pseudonym Ciccone Youth for a 1986 single, and re-titled "Into the Groove(y)"; this recording also appears on the 1988 release "The Whitey Album". Dale Bozzio, former lead singer of new wave band Missing Persons, covered the song for the Madonna tribute album "Virgin Voices: A Tribute To Madonna, Vol. 2" from 2000. Alternative pop singer Jeremy Jay covered the song in 2007; it was also included on "Through the Wilderness", a psychedelic-folk tribute album to Madonna. French pop/rock group Superbus covered "Into the Groove" for their 2002 album, "Aéromusical".
Into the Groove | Cover versions
"Into the Groove" was performed as the third song during The Virgin Tour in 1985. Madonna wore a blue see-through crop-top, revealing her characteristic black bra. She had lacy leggings and crucifixes around her ear and her neck. Her hair was tied at the top and fell in unkempt manner around her ears. She had a tambourine in her hand like her two male dancers, and together they sang the song while standing in front of a microphone, in tandem. The performance was included on the video release titled "", shot in Detroit. She also performed it on her Live Aid concert on July 13, 1985.
Into the Groove | Live performances
"Let's Groove" is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire from their eleventh studio album "Raise!" (1981). Written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn, and produced by White, the song was chosen as the lead single from the album. In the very late 1970s and early 1980s, disco music was undergoing a severe backlash. In spite of this, the band decided to revive the disco sound that was later included on their previous works and records. Musically, "Let's Groove" is a post-disco, pop and funk song which includes instrumentation of synthesizers and keyboards along with live electric guitars.
Let's Groove | Introduction
According to Barker, the nostalgic people would instantly recognize the song's lyrics at night clubs. He added that the line, "Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free," expresses the freedom that a dance floor brings about, with the dancers happy to find freedom in the music. A neume is visible in the line "Live out your fantasy here with me", which Barker believed, blurred the boundaries of reality and brought one closer to the world of fantasy.
Into the Groove | Composition
Credits adapted from the liner notes of "The 20/20 Experience".
Let the Groove Get In | Credits and personnel
We Want Groove is the debut studio album by American jazz and funk group Rock Candy Funk Party. It was released on January 25, 2013 through J&R Adventures.
We Want Groove | Introduction
AllMusic editor Ned Raggett wrote in his review of "World Clique", "Its reputation may rest on only one hit single -- but what a hit. 'Groove Is in the Heart' defined the summer of 1990 on radio and MTV with its delicious combination of funk, modern dance sheen, and Lady Miss Kier's smart, sharp diva ways. Add in guest vocals and bass from Bootsy Collins (a pity his hilarious video cameo wasn't represented here), brass from the original Horny Horns duo of Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker, and a smooth mid-song rap from A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip, and the results sounded good then and now." Bill Coleman from "Billboard" commented, ""Groove" is, well, very groovy.
Groove Is in the Heart | Critical reception
All the magic of the eighties is right here." Matthew Rettenmund, author of "Totally Awesome 80s: A Lexicon of the Music, Videos, Movies, TV Shows, Stars, and Trends of that Decadent Decade", declared "Into the Groove" as the ultimate 1980s song and felt that it "cemented Madonna's place as the dancing queen of the era". Dawn Keetley and John Pettigrew, authors of "Public Women, Public Words: A Documentary History of American Feminism", called it a "mesmerizing theme song". Santiago Fouz-Hernández and Freya Jarman-Ivens, authors of "Madonna's drowned worlds: new approaches to her cultural transformations", commented that the song "taunted playfully".
Into the Groove | Critical reception
Towards the end, Madonna emotes in the voice of a soul singer. "Into the Groove" is the sixth track on the 1985 worldwide reissue of "Like a Virgin"; it has never been part of "Like a Virgin" on any North American release. Madonna's inspiration behind the song was the dance floor, and she wrote it while watching a handsome Puerto Rican man across her balcony. Initially written for her friend Mark Kamins, Madonna later decided to use it in the soundtrack of her 1985 film "Desperately Seeking Susan". Unlike the other songs on "Like A Virgin", "Into the Groove" was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, and produced by Madonna and Steve Bray.
Like a Virgin (album) | Composition
"Groove Is in the Heart" is a song by American dance band Deee-Lite. It was released in August 1990 as the lead single from their debut album, "World Clique". The song was a hit in many countries, reaching number one in Australia.
Groove Is in the Heart | Introduction
After four weeks, it reached the top of the chart and also reached number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Into the Groove" is Madonna's most played song on "Billboard"s Recurrent Airplay Chart. On July 30, 1985, "Angel/Into the Groove" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of one million copies across the US—the requirement for a gold single prior to 1989. It was the first 12-inch single to be certified gold since Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus" (1981). The song placed at number 12 on the Dance year-end charts and sold approximately 600,000 copies of the 12"; it also reached number-one on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.
Into the Groove | Chart performance
This availability and ease of access has brought about a resurgence of the genre in recent years.
Rare groove | Introduction
They have argued that a "groove" is an "understanding of rhythmic patterning" or "feel" and "an intuitive sense" of "a cycle in motion" that emerges from "carefully aligned concurrent rhythmic patterns" that stimulates dancing or foot-tapping on the part of listeners. The concept can be linked to the sorts of ostinatos that generally accompany fusions and dance musics of African derivation (e.g. African-American, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, etc.). The term is often applied to musical performances that make one want to move or dance, and enjoyably "groove" (a word that also has sexual connotations). The expression "in the groove" (as in the jazz standard) was widely used from around 1936 to 1945, at the height of the swing era, to describe top-notch jazz performances.
Groove (music) | Introduction
In a musical context, general dictionaries define a groove as "a pronounced, enjoyable rhythm" or the act of "creat[ing], danc[ing] to, or enjoy[ing] rhythmic music". Steve Van Telejuice explains the "groove" as the point in this sense when he defines it as a point in a song or performance when "even the people who can't dance wanna feel like dancing..." due to the effect of the music. Bernard Coquelet argues that the "groove is the way an experienced musician will play a rhythm compared with the way it is written (or would be written)" by playing slightly "before or after the beat".
Groove (music) | Musicians' perspectives
In joinery, a groove is a slot or trench cut into a member which runs parallel to the grain. A groove is thus differentiated from a dado, which runs across the grain. Grooves are used for a range of purposes in cabinet making and other woodworking fields. Typically, grooves are used to house the panels in frame and panel construction and the bottoms of drawers. For more structural construction, grooves are created along the sides and/or ends of panels, such as in tongue and groove construction. Applications include roofing, siding and flooring. A groove may be "through", meaning that it passes all the way through the surface and its ends are open, or "stopped", meaning that one or both of the ends finish before the groove meets edge of the surface.
Groove (joinery) | Introduction
This is an incomplete list of samples used in the song.
Groove Is in the Heart | Samples used
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 "Blowup" soundtrack 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.
Groove Is in the Heart | Background
The song is set in the key of C minor with Madonna's voice spanning from the low-tone of C to the high-tone of D. It has a basic sequence of Cm7–B/C–Cm7–A as its chord progression. The song was remixed by Shep Pettibone for Madonna's remix compilation "You Can Dance" (1987). In the remixed version, overdubs are present with the continuous repetition of the phrase "c'mon". The first verse does not start until about ninety seconds into the remix. After the first "Now I know you're mine" line is sung, there is a percussion break, and repetition of the phrases "step to the beat" and "c'mon".
Into the Groove | Composition
The music of "In the Groove" includes 136 songs for arcade and home releases. A few additional songs were confirmed to be present in the now-cancelled "In the Groove 3". Some artists are common to "Dance Dance Revolution". In fact, a few song revivals can be found in "In the Groove", but with different stepcharts.
Music of In the Groove | Introduction
In the Groove (abbreviated ITG) is a rhythm game published by RedOctane and developed by Roxor Games, and is the first game in the "In the Groove" series. The game was shown in an official beta-testing preview on July 9, 2004, and was officially released in arcades around August 30, 2004.
In the Groove (video game) | Introduction
Kitty Empire of "The Guardian" called the song a sassy and salsa-driven "earworm with a chanted chorus whose arrangements are sublime".
Let the Groove Get In | Composition and lyrical interpretation
In addition to the album, a series of bonus tracks was released exclusively online for a number of months in late 2000.
Sharin' in the Groove | Introduction
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Groove Is in the Heart | Impact and legacy
Two more singles included "Can't Help Myself" and "Answering Service".
Groove On | Introduction
"Love Is the Groove" is the first single by the singer/songwriter Betsy Cook. Released in 1991 by East West Records, it was the first track to be taken from her debut album "The Girl Who Ate Herself" (1992).
Love Is the Groove | Introduction
Coquelet claims that the "notion of groove actually has to do with aesthetics and style"; "groove is an artistic element, that is to say human...and "it will evolve depending on the harmonic context, the place in the song, the sound of the musician's instrument, and, in interaction with the groove of the other musicians", which he calls "collective" groove". Minute rhythmic variations by the rhythm section members such as the bass player can dramatically change the feel as a band plays a song, even for a simple singer-songwriter groove.
Groove (music) | Musicians' perspectives
Groove is the fifth studio album by Filipino-American singer Billy Crawford. The album was released on iTunes on May 1, 2009. It was also made available in physical form that year. The album contains covers of classic hits from the 1970s and 1980s.
Groove (Billy Crawford album) | Introduction
By September 2020, it had more than 45.8 million views.
Groove Is in the Heart | Music video
She was dismissed from Telstar when the company became bankrupt, and gave up music to focus her fashion career.
This Groove | Background
Like the term "swing", which is used to describe a cohesive rhythmic "feel" in a jazz context, the concept of "groove" can be hard to define. Marc Sabatella's article "Establishing The Groove" argues that "groove is a completely subjective thing." He claims that "one person may think a given drummer has a great feel, while another person may think the same drummer sounds too stiff, and another may think he is too loose." Similarly, a bass educator states that while "groove is an elusive thing" it can be defined as "what makes the music breathe" and the "sense of motion in the context of a song".
Groove (music) | Musicians' perspectives
In the end, both the Groove and Trax lost to the Beat, which is slated for production.
Chevrolet Groove | Introduction
The single was also featured in "Dead Presidents."
Ain't That a Groove | Introduction
"Let the Groove Get In" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his third studio album, "The 20/20 Experience" (2013). It was written and produced by Timberlake, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy. A latin song, "Let the Groove Get In" contains sample from the recording "Alhamdulillaahi" part of the release "Explore Series: Africa-Burkina Faso: Rhythms of the Grasslands" (2002). Music critics received the song well and noticed a similarity between it and the works of Michael Jackson in particular his 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Following the release of "The 20/20 Experience", it debuted at number 31 on the South Korea International Chart and at number nine on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
Let the Groove Get In | Introduction
"The Groove Line" is a 1978 single by the British-based funk-disco group Heatwave. It was written by Rod Temperton. It was included on Heatwave's second album, "Central Heating".
The Groove Line | Introduction
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 | Critical reception
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Nach to the Groove | References
The song was a commercial success, and was the band's highest-charting single in various territories. The song peaked inside the top 20 in countries including the United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada and other component charts in America.
Let's Groove | Introduction
The game mechanics of "In the Groove" are similar to Konami's "Dance Dance Revolution" (DDR) series. The game involves the player moving his or her feet to a set pattern, stepping in time to the general rhythm or beat of a song. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over flashing stationary arrows (referred to as the "guide arrows" or "receptors"). Similar to DDR's gameplay, there are 4 flashing stationary arrows. When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform. Longer arrows referred to as "holds" must be held down for their entire length for them to count.
In the Groove (video game) | Gameplay
Keepin' in the Groove is the sixth studio album led by jazz pianist and mathematician Rob Schneiderman, released on the Reservoir label in 1996.
Keepin' in the Groove | Introduction
And more often than not, they'll find something as incongruous as possible, something that seems too odd and unmanageable, and take it on with such abandon that it's almost impossible to stifle the giddy laughter you'll feel when you realize they pulled it off".
Tongue in Groove | Reception
"In the Groove" by pianist and arranger Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) is a classic big band jazz composition. The Kansas City-based band Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy gained brief national following largely through the efforts of its principal arranger, pianist Mary Lou Williams, who had a formative role in the Kansas City jazz tradition. The title gave wider currency for a jazz musician's expression.
In the Groove (composition) | Introduction
Credits for "In the Jungle Groove" adapted from liner notes.
In the Jungle Groove | Personnel
"Groove" tells the story of an all-night rave. The film is broken up into segments by which DJ is spinning and features real-life DJs Forest Green, WishFM, Polywog, and Digweed. It follows David Turner (Hamish Linklater), who becomes a reluctant raver when his brother Colin (Denny Kirkwood) drags him to the rave.
Groove (film) | Plot
An immediate smash in nightclubs, the song went to number-one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart and also hit number 4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It peaked at number-one for one week in Australia in November 1990, while it reached number 2 in New Zealand. In the UK, the record was equally popular and was released as a double A-side with "What Is Love", and, with the UK single released with the subtitle "peanut butter mix" (because the single was heavily edited and completely omitted the contributions by Bootsy Collins and Q-Tip), it eventually reached number 2 during September 1990.
Groove Is in the Heart | Chart performance
Each piece has a slot (the "groove") cut all along one edge, and a thin, deep ridge (the "tongue") on the opposite edge. The tongue projects a little less than the depth of the groove. Two or more pieces thus fit together closely. The joint is not normally glued, as shrinkage would then pull the tongue off.
Tongue and groove | Introduction
The Groover! is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.
The Groover! | Introduction
Directions in Groove is the debut extended play by Australian acid jazz band D.I.G. and was released in 1992. The album peaked at number 89 on the ARIA charts.
Directions in Groove (EP) | Introduction
The song was engineered by Chris Godbey, with assistance from Alejandro Baima. The song was mixed by Jimmy Douglass, Godbey and Timberlake at Larabee Studios. The Benjamin Wright Orchestra and The Regiment played the horns, while Terry Santiel provided the percussions.
Let the Groove Get In | Background and production
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "This Groove".
This Groove | Track listing and formats
A nuclear groove is an invagination of the nuclear envelope, in the longitudinal axis. It can be present in:
Nuclear groove | Introduction
In drumming, a groove is a repeated phrase that sets and maintains the rhythm and tempo of the piece. Grooves and fills are the main components of the music played on a drum kit, and together with basic techniques or rudiments such as flams make up the curriculum for learning to play the drum kit. To a drummer, a groove is the drumming equivalent of a riff to a guitarist.
Groove (drumming) | Introduction
After being turned down by studios for funding, production costs were met by selling shares of the film to investors similar to angel investment of a startup company.
Groove (film) | Production
Perpetual Groove (or PGroove) is an American jam band that originated in 1997 in Savannah, Georgia. PGroove incorporated a mix of traditional Southern rock, funk, jazzy improvisation, indie rock and synth loops. The members continue to work on solo and side projects.
Perpetual Groove | Introduction
Groove Elation is an album by jazz guitarist John Scofield.
Groove Elation | Introduction
Nach to the Groove is an Indian television show that taught dance steps to the viewers. Disney Channel launched 'Nach to the Groove' as an initiative to engage the tween audiences in dance and song. The kids channelroped in Kabir Arora to teach the audience 'How to Groove' on High School Musical and various Bollywood hits. Bollywood choreographer, Shiamak Davar set the mood for the groove at the start of each segment.
Nach to the Groove | Introduction
UK musicologist Richard Middleton (1999) notes that while "the concept of "groove"" has "long [been] familiar in musicians' own usage", musicologists and theorists have only more recently begun to analyze this concept. Middleton states that a groove "... marks an understanding of rhythmic patterning that underlies its role in producing the characteristic rhythmic 'feel' of a piece". He notes that the "feel created by a repeating framework" is also modified with variations. "Groove", in terms of pattern-sequencing, is also known as "shuffle note"—where there is deviation from exact step positions. When the musical slang phrase "Being in the groove" is applied to a group of improvisers, this has been called "an advanced level of development for any improvisational music group", which is "equivalent to Bohm and Jaworski's descriptions of an evoked field", which systems dynamics scholars claim are "forces of unseen connection that directly influence our experience and behaviour".
Groove (music) | Theoretical analysis
"New York Groove" is a song written by English singer/songwriter Russ Ballard, which was a hit for two different artists: the band Hello in 1975, and Ace Frehley in 1978.
New York Groove | Introduction
"Let's Groove" was produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions. With a duration of five minutes and thirty nine seconds, the song has a tempo of 126 beats per minute.
Let's Groove | Overview
During the 1960s, the word “groove” was popular among young blacks. Webster's Dictionary defines the verb “groove” as “to perform deftly or smoothly.” As a noun, “groove” is defined as a “fixed routine in the affairs of life.” Hence, to go against the “groove” means to work against the current establishment, and “grooving” is associated with “socializing or fellowshipping.” These combined definitions form the definition of Groove Phi Groove.
Groove Phi Groove | Groove
"Steal Away" "Human Nature" "You've Got a Friend (feat. Nikki Gil)"
Groove (Billy Crawford album) | Singles/videos
The Groover is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1982 and released on the Jazz America Marketing (JAM) label.
The Groover (Jimmy McGriff album) | Introduction
The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 animated film from Walt Disney Pictures. The Emperor's New Groove may also refer to:
The Emperor's New Groove (disambiguation) | Introduction
"For Those Who Like to Groove" is a song recorded by R&B band Raydio for the group's 1980 album, "Two Places at the Same Time". It was released as a single in 1980 by Arista Records. The song reached number 14 on the "Billboard" Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 23 on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play chart.
For Those Who Like to Groove | Introduction