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Groovy Train

"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, 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.

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"Groovy Train"
Single by The Farm
from the album Spartacus
B-side"Stepping Stone"
Released20 August 1990
StudioLiquidator Studios (London)
GenreIndie rock1
Length4:10
LabelSony
Songwriters
Producers
The Farm singles chronology
"Stepping Stone"
(1990) 		"Groovy Train"
(1990) 		"All Together Now"
(1990)

"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 performance for "Groovy Train"
Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)2 113
Canada Top Singles (RPM)3 59
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)4 22
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)5 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)6 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)7 41
UK Singles (OCC)8 6
UK Indie (Music Week)9 1
US Billboard Hot 10010 41
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play10 4
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales10 24
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks10 15
US Cash Box Top 10011 25
References

References

  1. McLean, Craig (January 1998). "Essentials: Madchester". Spin. p. 98. ISSN 0886-3032.
  2. "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.
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Image 1684". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 40. 6 October 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. Radio Luxembourg Singles. 30 September 1990.
  6. "The Farm – Groovy Train". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. "The Farm – Groovy Train" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  8. "Official Singles Chart on 29/9/1990 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  9. "Indie Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 October 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  10. "Spartacus – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  11. "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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