Groovin' is a 1967 song by the Young Rascals, written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati. The tune marked a departure from their garage rock sound, leaning into Latin influences like baião and a sunny Sunday mood inspired by Cavaliere's girlfriend Adrienne Buccheri. It was recorded at Talentmasters Studios in New York City on March 27, 1967 and released as the lead single from the album Groovin' on April 10, 1967, with the B-side Sueño. The track blends blue-eyed soul with Latin percussion, featuring conga drums and tambourine instead of a standard drum kit, and runs about two and a half minutes. Atlantic initially hesitated to release it, but a push from disc jockey Murray the K helped it become a US number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1967, while reaching number eight in the UK — the group's only top ten there. Groovin' also became the title track of their third album Groovin' released later in 1967, and the song is honored as a landmark recording with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Booker T. & the M.G.'s issued an instrumental cover in 1967, War covered it in 1985, and Pato Banton with The Reggae Revolution had a UK hit in 1996.
