Love City Groove (song)

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United Kingdom "Love City Groove"
Love City Groove (song).jpg
Eurovision Song Contest 1995 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Language
English
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) ►

"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]

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.
Preceded by
"Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)"
by Frances Ruffelle
 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
1995 		Succeeded by
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
by Gina G
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