"Love City Groove" is a song by British rap group Love City Groove, that represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995.[1]
"Love City Groove" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1995 entry | |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Language | English |
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Conductor | Mike Dixon |
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Final result | 10th |
Final points | 76 |
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◄ "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" (1994) | |
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" (1996) ► |
John Bush from AllMusic deemed "Love City Groove" "an upbeat pop/reggae track".[2] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "fun" and "infectious hybrid of reggae, pop, and hip-hop styles".[3] Music writer James Masterton noted in his weekly UK chart commentary, that the song, being in "a soul/dance vein", "certainly [is] one of the most credible records to be a British Eurovision entry for years."[4] Tim Jeffery from Music Week's RM Dance Update wrote, "A very pleasant mid-tempo groove with great vocals and a bit of rapping that swings along beautifully in quite old-fashioned jazz funk way and it really gets on your brain. Only trouble is it's a real summer tune — released at the right time this could be another Zhane."[5]
On the night of the contest the song was performed 15th in the running order, following Belgium's Frédéric Etherlinck with "La voix est libre" and preceding Portugal's Tó Cruz with "Baunilha e chocolate". It received 76 points, placing 10th in a field of 23.
It was succeeded as UK representative at the 1996 contest by Gina G with "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit".
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] | 28 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] | 15 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 28 |
Scotland (OCC)[8] | 20 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 7 |
UK Dance (OCC)[10] | 35 |
UK R&B (OCC)[11] | 3 |
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[12] | 72 |
Preceded by | United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 |
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