The Groove Line

"The Groove Line"
"The Groove Line"
	Side A of US single
Single by Heatwave
from the album Central Heating
B-side	"Happiness Togetherness"
Released	November 1977
Genre	Disco, funk
Length	4:11 (7" single); 7:28 (12" single)
Label	GTO
Songwriter(s)	Rod Temperton
Producer(s)	Barry Blue
Heatwave singles chronology

"The Groove Line" is a 1977 single by the Dayton, Ohio/European funk-disco group Heatwave. It was written by Rod Temperton. It was included on Heatwave's second album, Central Heating.

History

The song charted at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart and number 7 in the Billboard Hot 100. It also appeared on U.S. Billboard R&B at number 3. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2001.^[1] It is ranked as the 49th biggest US hit of 1978.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	31
France (IFOP)^[2]	10
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	5
Netherlands	45
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[4]	35
UK Singles Chart^[5]	12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[6]	7
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[6]	3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[7]	49
U.S. Cash Box	85

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Blockster version

In 1999, British DJ Blockster released a cover of the song, titled "Grooveline". It reached No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 on the UK Dance Singles Chart in July 1999.^[9]

Sampling

The song was sampled by hip hop group Public Enemy in their song "Sophisticated Bitch" for their 1987 album Yo! Bum Rush the Show.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 293.
^ "Songs from the Year 1978". Tsort.info. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Groove Line". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
^ Flavour of New Zealand, 17 September 1978
^ Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Billboard chart info AllMusic.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "American single certifications – Heatwave – The Groove Line". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
^ "Blockster". Official Charts.

External links

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 293.

[2] "Songs from the Year 1978". Tsort.info. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

[sc_Ireland2_-3] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Groove Line". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

[4] Flavour of New Zealand, 17 September 1978

[5] Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

[allmusic-6] U.S. Billboard chart info AllMusic.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

[7] "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

[United_StatesHeatwaveThe_Groove_LinesingleCertRef-8] "American single certifications – Heatwave – The Groove Line". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

[9] "Blockster". Official Charts.

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