{{more citations needed|date=June 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use British English|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox song | name = Groovy Train | cover = Groovy Train - The Farm.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[The Farm (British band)|The Farm]] | album = [[Spartacus (The Farm album)|Spartacus]] | B-side = [[(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone|Stepping Stone]] | released = 20 August 1990 | recorded = | studio = Liquidator Studios ([[London]]) | venue = | genre = [[Indie rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Craig |last= McLean |title= Essentials: Madchester |magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date= January 1998 |page= 98 |issn= 0886-3032 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YMDVIT4pNlwC&pg=PA98}}</ref> | length = 4:10 | label = [[Sony Records|Sony]] | writer = {{hlist|[[Peter Hooton]]|Steve Grimes}} | producer = {{hlist|[[Suggs (singer)|Suggs]]|[[Terry Farley]]}} | prev_title = [[Stepping Stone (The Farm song)|Stepping Stone]] | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = [[All Together Now (The Farm song)|All Together Now]] | next_year = 1990 }}
"'''Groovy Train'''" was the second single released by [[Liverpool]]-based group [[The Farm (British band)|The Farm]]. It was released in 1990 as the first single from their debut album ''[[Spartacus (The Farm album)|Spartacus]]'' (which would be released in 1991), having been produced by [[Suggs (singer)|Graham "Suggs" McPherson]] of [[Madness (band)|Madness]] and [[Terry Farley]]. The single reached no. 6 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], no. 41 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and no. 15 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|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 (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 (television programme)|Brookside]]. His character, [[Harry Cross (Brookside)|Harry Cross]], was a retired train driver, and Dean is seen in the video driving a train with the band aboard.
==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for "Groovy Train" !scope="col"|Chart (1990–1991) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="ARIA history pages">{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/tZ2Z27G | title= The Farm ARIA chart history to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> |align="center"| 113 |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|59|chartid=1684|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 February 2014}} |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |volume= 7 |issue= 40 |page= IV |date= 6 October 1990 |access-date= 20 June 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-10-06.pdf}}</ref> |align="center"|22 |- !scope="row"|Luxembourg ([[Radio Luxembourg]])<ref>[http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDate=19900923&ChMode=N Radio Luxembourg Singles. 30 September 1990.]</ref> |align="center"|4 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web|title= The Farm – Groovy Train |publisher= [[Dutch Top 40]] |access-date= 22 June 2021 |url= https://www.top40.nl/the-farm/the-farm-groovy-train-14922}}</ref> |align="center"|6 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|41|artist=The Farm|song=Groovy Train|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 February 2014}} |- {{single chart|UK|6|date=19900929|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 February 2014}} |- !scope="row"|UK Indie (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-10-13.pdf|title= Indie Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 13 October 1990 |page= 25 |access-date= 2 June 2025}}</ref> | align=center|1 |- !scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards">{{cite web|title= Spartacus – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/spartacus-mw0000263264/awards |accessdate= 22 February 2014}}</ref> |align="center"|41 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="awards"/> |align="center"|4 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]<ref name="awards"/> |align="center"|24 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]]<ref name="awards"/> |align="center"|15 |- !scope="row"|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19911214.html |title= CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending December 14, 1991 |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120917020228/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19911214.html |archivedate= 17 September 2012}}</ref> |align="center"|25 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.hugelyrics.com/lyrics/101122/Farm/Groovy_Train Lyrics] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20030516185145/http://www.thefirstcut.net/fargro.jpg Cover art] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFgnaogJ9EI Video for "Groovy Train"]
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