Don't Disturb This Groove (song) explained

Don't Disturb This Groove
Cover:	DontDisturbThisGroove.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	The System
Album:	Don't Disturb This Groove
B-Side:	Modern Girl
Released:	January 1987
Recorded:	1986
Studio:	Intergalactic Recording Studio (New York)
Length:	5:20 (full album version) 3:45 (single/video)
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	The System
Prev Title:	The Pleasure Seekers
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Nighttime Lover
Next Year:	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.

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,

Track listing

7" vinyl (US)

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

12" vinyl (US)

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)!scope="col"
Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	4
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[3]	35
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)!scope="col"
Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[5]	57

Other versions

Tupac sampled the song for his "Lost Souls", a song on the 1997 Gang Related film soundtrack.
An interpolation of the song is used in Victoria Beckham's hit single "This Groove", which reached the UK Top 3 in 2004.
The Backstreet Boys covered the song for their 2005 album, Never Gone.^[6] It remains unreleased.
R&B group Silk recorded a cover of the song for its 2006 album, Always and Forever.
Bronx hip-hop group Cru sampled the song for the track "Pay Attention" for their 1997 debut album Da Dirty 30.
New York house DJ Chris Malinchak sampled and remixed the song for his 2013 single "So Into You".
Me'Shell Ndegéocello did a slow version of the song for her 2018 album Ventriloquism.

External links

[{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t1900842|pure_url=yes}} "Don't Disturb This Groove" review at AllMusic]

Notes and References

Artist Chart History – The System
Music: Top 100 - Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Billboard.
Adult Contemporary Chart - Billboard. Billboard.
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Billboard. Billboard.
December 26, 1987 . 1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles . Billboard . 99 . 52 .
http://www.davidfrankmusic.com/2/2.html David Frank Music News