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"Body Groove"
Single by Architechs featuring Nana
Released25 September 2000 (2000-09-25)[1]
GenreUK garage[2]
Length5:13
LabelGo! Beat
Songwriters
  • Ashley Akabah
  • Paul Akabah
ProducerArchitechs
Architechs singles chronology
"Body Groove"
(2000)		 "Show Me the Money"
(2001)

"Body Groove" is the debut single of UK garage group Architechs, featuring vocals from Nana. Released on 25 September 2000, the song was a success, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a moderate hit in Belgium, Iceland, and the Netherlands.

Background

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In an interview with Sound on Sound, Ashley and Paul Akabah explained that much of the track was created in a modest home setup, with producer City programming the beats on an Akai S3000 sampler and recording vocals from Nana in their South London studio.[3]

Critical reception

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Music Week praised the single as a “standout UKG crossover,” singling out Nana’s vocal as “the element that lifts it beyond the clubs.”[4] In Sound on Sound, the production was described as a model of “how little more than an Akai sampler and strong songwriting instincts could deliver a UK Top 5 hit".[5] The Guardian ranked “Body Groove” among the best UK garage tracks of all time, calling it “a ridiculously catchy, squelchy tune” that embodied the genre’s commercial peak.[6] Resident Advisor wrote that “Body Groove” had become “a time capsule for the optimism of 2000 UKG, still a guaranteed singalong nearly two decades later.”[7]

Track listings

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UK CD and 12-inch single; European CD single[8][9][10]

  1. "Body Groove" (original mix MC version) – 5:13
  2. "Body Groove" (Drive Time mix) – 5:35
  3. "Body Groove" (Zed Bias dub mix) – 5:52

UK cassette single[11]

  1. "Body Groove" (original mix MC version) – 5:13
  2. "Body Groove" (Zed Bias dub mix) – 5:52

Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers and samples

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In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Nay Nay and Ms Banks on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical. In 2020, Dizzee Rascal sampled the intro of "Body Groove" throughout his song "Body Loose".

References

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  1. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 25, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 September 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Lavin, Will (14 February 2020). "'Body Groove' hitmaker Ashley Akabah of garage duo Architechs has died". NME. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Architechs Recording Body Groove". Sound on Sound. February 2001. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Single reviews" (PDF). Music Week. 30 September 2000. p. 16. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Architechs Recording Body Groove". Sound on Sound. February 2001. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "The best UK garage tracks – ranked!". The Guardian. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Rewind: Architechs – Body Groove". Resident Advisor. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Body Groove (UK CD single liner notes). Architechs. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBCD33, 07314 587 776 25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Body Groove (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Architechs. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBX33, 0731458777618.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Body Groove (European CD single liner notes). Architechs. Go! Beat. 2000. 5878302.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ Body Groove (UK cassette single sleeve). Architechs. Go! Beat. 2000. GOMCD33, 07314 587 776 49.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ "Architechs feat. Nana – Body Groove" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Architechs feat. Nana – Body Groove" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 42. 14 October 2000. p. 10. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (1.12–7.12 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 December 2000. p. 10. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Architechs feat. Nana – Body Groove" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 15/10/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 7/10/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 7/10/2000 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
  22. ↑ "British single certifications – Architechs ft Nana – Body Groove". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Body Groove Architechs ft Nana in the "Search:" field.
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