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.[1]

"Love City Groove"
Eurovision Song Contest 1995 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Language
Composer(s)
  • Paul Hardy
  • Jay Williams
  • Tatsiana Mais
  • Stephen Rudden
Lyricist(s)
  • Paul Hardy
  • Jay Williams
  • Tatsiana Mais
  • Stephen Rudden
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) ►

Critical reception

John Bush from AllMusic deemed "Love City Groove" "an upbeat pop/reggae track".[2] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "fun" and "infectious hybrid of reggae, pop, and hip-hop styles".[3] Music writer James Masterton noted in his weekly UK chart commentary, 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."[4] 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."[5]

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
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 28
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 15
Ireland (IRMA) 28
Scotland (OCC)[8] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 7
UK Dance (OCC)[10] 35
UK R&B (OCC)[11] 3
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[12] 72

References
  1. Osborn, Michael (2006-05-16). "Entertainment | Rapping for glory at Eurovision". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. Bush, John. "Love City Groove – Love City Groove". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  3. Flick, Larry (1995-05-20). "Dance Trax: Victor Simonelli Rolls 'Em Down The Aisles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  4. Masterton, James (1995-04-09). "Week Ending April 15th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. Jeffery, Tim (1995-02-11). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 1995-05-27. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.06.1995 - 24.06.1995)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  8. "Scottish Singles Chart 14 May 1995 - 20 May 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  9. "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  10. "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (16 April 1995 - 22 April 1995)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  11. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  12. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 1995-03-18. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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