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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" | |||
Released | January 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Studio | Intergalactic Recording Studio (New York) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:20 (full album version) 3:45 (single/video) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | The System | |||
The System singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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]
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]
7" vinyl (US)
12" vinyl (US)
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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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 |
Chart (1987) | Position |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [7] | 57 |