Feel the Groove

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"Feel the Groove"
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Single by Cartouche
from the album House Music All Night Long
B-side "Remix"
ReleasedJanuary 1991
Recorded1990
Genre House
Length3:40
Songwriter(s) Serge Ramaekers
Producer(s) Serge Ramaekers
Cartouche singles chronology
"Feel the Groove"
(1991)
"Let the Music Take Control"
(1991)

"Feel the Groove" is a song by the Belgian eurodance group Cartouche. It was released in January 1991 as the lead single from their album, House Music All Night Long. A CD maxi with new remixes was also available, but it was marketed at the same time as the other media. The song was their biggest hit, peaking at number 13 in France and charting in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Contents

British band Oasis partially covered the song with their unreleased demo track "Better Let You Know", which they recorded circa 1992. [1] [2]

Track listings

CD maxi (USA, 1991)
  1. "Feel the Groove" (Sergosonic 7" edit) - 3:40
  2. "Feel the Groove" (Sergosonic mix) - 4:58
  3. "Feel the Groove" (underground remix) - 6:21
  4. "Feel the Groove" (remix) - 5:20
CD single
  1. "Feel the Groove" - 5:20
  2. "Feel the Groove" (instrumental) - 4:35

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
positions
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) [3] 29
Canada Dance (RPM) [4] 6
France (SNEP) [5] 13
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) [6] 97
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] 66
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [7] 8

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References

  1. Noel Gallagher: "The first time I heard acid house it fucking blew my mind"
  2. Oasis cover of Cartouche's "Feel the Groove"
  3. Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Canada dance peaks". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  5. Lescharts.com France peak positions
  6. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  7. 1 2 Allmusic U.S. peaks