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1990 single by The Farm

"Groovy Train" Single by The Farm from the album Spartacus B-side "Stepping Stone" Released 20 August 1990 Studio Liquidator Studios (London) Genre Indie rock[1] Length 4:10 Label Sony Songwriters Peter Hooton Steve Grimes Producers Suggs Terry Farley The Farm singles chronology "Stepping Stone" (1990) "Groovy Train" (1990) "All Together Now" (1990)

"**Groovy Train**" was the second single released by [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool)-based group [The Farm](/source/The_Farm_(British_band)). It was released in 1990 as the first single from their debut album *[Spartacus](/source/Spartacus_(The_Farm_album))* (which would be released in 1991), having been produced by [Graham "Suggs" McPherson](/source/Suggs_(singer)) of [Madness](/source/Madness_(band)) and [Terry Farley](/source/Terry_Farley). The single reached no. 6 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart), no. 41 on the US [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100), and no. 15 on the US *Billboard* [Modern Rock Tracks](/source/Alternative_Songs) 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](/source/Madchester) compilation album *[Happy Daze](/source/Happy_Daze_(compilation_album))*.

The video for the single was filmed at [Pleasureland Southport](/source/Pleasureland_Southport) and features a cameo from actor [Bill Dean](/source/Bill_Dean), who at the time was in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) soap opera [Brookside](/source/Brookside_(television_programme)). His character, [Harry Cross](/source/Harry_Cross_(Brookside)), 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 100[10] 41 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[10] 4 US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[10] 24 US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[10] 15 US Cash Box Top 100[11] 25

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** McLean, Craig (January 1998). ["Essentials: Madchester"](https://books.google.com/books?id=YMDVIT4pNlwC&pg=PA98). *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))*. p. 98. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0886-3032](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0886-3032).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ARIA_history_pages_2-0)** ["The Farm ARIA chart history to 2024"](https://imgur.com/a/tZ2Z27G). 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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Canadatopsingles_3-0)** "[Top RPM Singles: Image 1684](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1684&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1684.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1684)". *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). Retrieved 22 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Eurochart Hot 100 Singles"](https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-10-06.pdf) (PDF). *[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)*. Vol. 7, no. 40. 6 October 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Radio Luxembourg Singles. 30 September 1990.](http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDate=19900923&ChMode=N)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The Farm – Groovy Train"](https://www.top40.nl/the-farm/the-farm-groovy-train-14922). [Dutch Top 40](/source/Dutch_Top_40). Retrieved 22 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_The_Farm_7-0)** "[The Farm – Groovy Train](https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Farm&titel=Groovy+Train&cat=s)" (in Dutch). [Single Top 100](/source/Dutch_Single_Top_100). Retrieved 22 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UK_8-0)** "[Official Singles Chart on 29/9/1990 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19900929/7501/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 22 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Indie Singles"](https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-10-13.pdf) (PDF). *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 13 October 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-awards_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-awards_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-awards_10-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-awards_10-3) ["Spartacus – Awards"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/spartacus-mw0000263264/awards). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). [All Media Network](/source/All_Media_Network). Retrieved 22 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending December 14, 1991"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120917020228/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19911214.html). *[Cash Box](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19911214.html) on 17 September 2012.

## External links

- [Lyrics](http://www.hugelyrics.com/lyrics/101122/Farm/Groovy_Train)

- [Cover art](https://web.archive.org/web/20030516185145/http://www.thefirstcut.net/fargro.jpg)

- [Video for "Groovy Train"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFgnaogJ9EI)

v t e The Farm Peter Hooton Steve Grimes Carl Hunter Roy Boulter Keith Mullin Ben Leach Phil Strongman Andy McVann Anthony Evans Steve Levy George Maher John Melvin Studio albums Spartacus Love See No Colour Hullabaloo Compilation albums Best of The Farm The Very Best of The Farm Singles "Stepping Stone" "Groovy Train" "All Together Now" "Don't Let Me Down" "Mind" "Don't You Want Me"

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