Love City Groove (song)

"Love City Groove" is a song by British rap group Love City Groove that represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995.[2] It was released as a single from Love City Groove's album Hard Times on 27 March 1995 and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart that May.

"Love City Groove"
Single by Love City Groove
from the album Hard Times
Released27 March 1995 (1995-03-27)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 3:55 (7-inch mix)
  • 5:47 (12-inch mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Stephen Rudden
  • Tatsiana Mais
  • Paul Hardy
  • Jay Williams
Producer(s)
  • Beanz
  • George Stewart
Eurovision Song Contest 1995 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
  • Stephen Rudden
  • Tatsiana Mais
  • Paul Hardy
  • Jay Williams
Lyricist(s)
  • Stephen Rudden
  • Tatsiana Mais
  • Paul Hardy
  • Jay Williams
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
10th
Final points
76
Entry chronology
◄ "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" (1994)
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" (1996) ►
Music video
"Love City Groove" on YouTube

Critical reception

John Bush from AllMusic deemed "Love City Groove" "an upbeat pop/reggae track".[3] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "fun" and "infectious hybrid of reggae, pop, and hip-hop styles".[4] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton noted that the song, being in "a soul/dance vein", "certainly [is] one of the most credible records to be a British Eurovision entry for years."[5] Tim Jeffery from Music Week's RM Dance Update wrote, "A very pleasant mid-tempo groove with great vocals and a bit of rapping that swings along beautifully in quite old-fashioned jazz funk way and it really gets on your brain. Only trouble is it's a real summer tune — released at the right time this could be another Zhane."[6]

Eurovision Song Contest 1995

On the night of the contest the song was performed 15th in the running order, following Belgium's Frédéric Etherlinck with "La voix est libre" and preceding Portugal's Tó Cruz with "Baunilha e chocolate". It received 76 points, placing 10th in a field of 23. It was succeeded as UK representative at the 1996 contest by Gina G with "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit".

Charts

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 25 March 1995. p. 35.
  2. Osborn, Michael (16 May 2006). "Entertainment | Rapping for glory at Eurovision". BBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. Bush, John. "Love City Groove – Love City Groove". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. Flick, Larry (20 May 1995). "Dance Trax: Victor Simonelli Rolls 'Em Down The Aisles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. Masterton, James (9 April 1995). "Week Ending April 15th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. Jeffery, Tim (11 February 1995). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 10. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 21. 27 May 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.06.1995 – 24.06.1995)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 June 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love City Groove". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  12. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  13. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  14. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 18 March 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
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