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"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 Billboard dance charts. Today it is widely recognized as a classic of its genre.

Side 1

1 Grove Is In The Heart

( Meeting Of The Mind Mix )

2 Grove Is In The Heart

( Peanut Butter Mix )

Side 2

1 What Is Love

( Holographic Goatee Mix )

2 What Is Love

( Rainbow Beard Mix )

Released August 1990 Recorded 1990 Genre

Disco

funk

house

hip hop

dance-pop

Length Single  3:54Label Elektra Songwriter(s)

Length On This 12 Inch is

Extended Remixes As See In Photos

Dmitry Brill

Towa Tei

Kierin Kirby

Herbie Hancock

Jonathan Davis

Producer(s) Deee-Lite

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.[9] 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.

number five in September 1990. Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Belgium (19), Germany (17) and Switzerland (13), while it peaked within the top 30 in Austria (25). "Groove Is in the Heart" earned a gold record in the US, after 500,000 singles were sold. In Australia and the UK, it earned a platinum record, when 70,000 and 600,000 units, respectively, were sold.