Groovy Train
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| Template:Infobox song/link by The Farm | ||||
| from the album Spartacus | ||||
| B-side | "Stepping Stone" | |||
| Released | 20 August 1990 | |||
| Studio | Liquidator Studios (London) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock[1] | |||
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| Label | Sony | |||
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"Groovy Train" was the second single released by Liverpool-based group The Farm. It was released in 1990 as the first single from their debut album Spartacus (which would be released in 1991), having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness and Terry Farley. The single reached no. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, no. 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and no. 15 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
It contains a distinctive guitar intro by Keith Mullin which was possibly his most significant contribution to any one song. "Groovy Train" featured on the influential 1990 Madchester compilation album Happy Daze.
The video for the single was filmed at Pleasureland Southport and features a cameo from actor Bill Dean, who at the time was in Liverpool soap opera Brookside. His character, Harry Cross, was a retired train driver, and Dean is seen in the video driving a train with the band aboard.
Charts
| Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 113 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 22 |
| Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[4] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[5] | 6 |
| UK Indie (Music Week)[6] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 41 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[7] | 24 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[7] | 15 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[8] | 25 |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McLean, Craig (January 1998). "Essentials: Madchester". Spin. p. 98. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Farm ARIA chart history to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 40. 6 October 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Radio Luxembourg Singles. 30 September 1990.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Farm – Groovy Train". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Indie Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 October 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spartacus – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending December 14, 1991". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
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