Don't Disturb This Groove (song)

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"Don't Disturb This Groove"
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Single by The System
from the album Don't Disturb This Groove
B-side "Modern Girl"
ReleasedJanuary 1987
Recorded1986
Studio Intergalactic Recording Studio (New York)
Genre
Length5:20 (full album version)
3:45 (single/video)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The System
The System singles chronology
"The Pleasure Seekers"
(1985)
"Don't Disturb This Groove"
(1987)
"Nighttime Lover"
(1987)

"Don't Disturb This Groove" is a song by the synthpop/R&B duo the System, from the 1987 album Don't Disturb This Groove . The song was written by the System's David Frank and Mic Murphy. It was released as the album's first single.

Contents

In May 1987, the song reached number 1 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart, spending one week on top. It was later a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of 1987 as well, peaking at number 4 in July. [1]

Background

Instrumentalist David Frank said,

It was a musical track that I did first. I spent the better part of three days working on different ideas and options and I remember wondering whether I was wasting my time. Mic liked it and wrote the lyrics and melody over the track. It needed a link between the verse and chorus so we worked out the “hang a sign up on the door” section. It took a long time to get it right but it was worth it. Our manager and record company didn’t think it should be first single but Mic and I did and we won out on that, thank goodness. [2]

Track listing

7" vinyl (US)

  1. "Don't Disturb This Groove" (Edit of Remix) – 3:45
  2. "Modern Girl" – 4:40

12" vinyl (US)

  1. "Don't Disturb This Groove" (Vocal/Remix) – 5:32
  2. "Don't Disturb This Groove" (Dub Version) – 4:25
  3. "Don't Disturb This Groove" (Groove Remix) – 5:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Don't Disturb This Groove"
Chart (1987)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 35
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 4
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [5] 35
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [6] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Don't Disturb This Groove"
Chart (1987)Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [7] 57

Other versions

References

  1. Artist Chart History – The System
  2. "Interview with David Frank of the System". Kickin' it Old School. September 10, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. "The System – Don't Disturb This Groove". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  4. "Music: Top 100 - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  5. "Adult Contemporary Chart - Billboard". Billboard.
  6. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Billboard". Billboard.
  7. "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
  8. David Frank Music News Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine