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((more citations needed|date=June 2013))
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((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   = 1990
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Madchester]]<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
|-
((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"|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"|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"]

((The Farm (band)))

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[[Category:1990 singles]]
[[Category:1990 songs]]
[[Category:The Farm (British band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Peter Hooton]]
[[Category:Songs written by Steve Grimes]]
[[Category:Songs about trains]]

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