Don't Disturb This Groove (song)

"Don't Disturb This Groove"
Single by The System
from the album Don't Disturb This Groove
B-side"Modern Girl"
ReleasedJanuary 1987
Recorded1986
StudioIntergalactic Recording Studio (New York)
Genre
Length5:20 (full album version)
3:45 (single/video)
LabelAtlantic
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.

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


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