Body Groove
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| "Body Groove" | ||||
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| Single by Architechs featuring Nana | ||||
| Released | 25 September 2000[1] | |||
| Genre | UK garage[2] | |||
| Length | 5:13 | |||
| Label | Go! Beat | |||
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| Producer(s) | Architechs | |||
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"Body Groove" is the debut single of UK garage group Architechs, featuring vocals from Nana. Released on 25 September 2000, the song was a success, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a moderate hit in Belgium, Iceland, and the Netherlands.
In an interview with Sound on Sound, Ashley and Paul Akabah explained that much of the track was created in a modest home setup, with producer City programming the beats on an Akai S3000 sampler and recording vocals from Nana in their South London studio.[3]
Critical reception
Music Week praised the single as a “standout UKG crossover,” singling out Nana’s vocal as “the element that lifts it beyond the clubs.”[4] In Sound on Sound, the production was described as a model of “how little more than an Akai sampler and strong songwriting instincts could deliver a UK Top 5 hit".[5] The Guardian ranked “Body Groove” among the best UK garage tracks of all time, calling it “a ridiculously catchy, squelchy tune” that embodied the genre’s commercial peak.[6] Resident Advisor wrote that “Body Groove” had become “a time capsule for the optimism of 2000 UKG, still a guaranteed singalong nearly two decades later.”[7]
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