A Groovy Kind of Love - wikipedia A Groovy Kind of Love `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager and published by the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5, by Muzio Clementi. The song was released first by Diane & Annita in 1965, and several covers have since appeared on worldwide music charts. The song title was an early use of the then - new slang word `` groovy ''. Wine, who was 17 years old when she wrote the song, said, `` Carole came up with `` Groovy kinda... groovy kinda... groovy... '' and we 're all just saying, ' Kinda groovy, kinda groovy, kinda... ' and I do n't exactly know who came up with `` Love '', but it was ' Groovy kind of love '. And we did it. We wrote it in 20 minutes. It was amazing. Just flew out of our mouths, and at the piano, it was a real quick and easy song to write. '' The song was recorded and covered by other bands and artists such as The Turtles and Phil Collins. Contents 1 The Mindbenders version 1.1 Chart performance 2 Phil Collins version 2.1 Personnel 2.2 Chart performance 3 Other covers 4 References The Mindbenders version `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' Single by The Mindbenders from the album The Mindbenders B - side `` Love Is Good '' Released 1965 ( 1965 ) Format 7 '' Genre Pop Length 1 : 59 Label Fontana Songwriter ( s ) Carole Bayer Sager, Toni Wine The Mindbenders singles chronology `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' ( 1965 ) `` Ca n't Live with You, Ca n't Live Without You '' ( 1966 ) `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' ( 1965 ) `` Ca n't Live with You, Ca n't Live Without You '' ( 1966 ) Jack McGraw, who ran the London Screen Gems offices, thought the Wine / Bayer - Sager song was a perfect match for the new group The Mindbenders ( previously the backing group for Wayne Fontana, who had recently left the band ) and especially their Guitarist, who now became their new Lead Vocalist, Eric Stewart. The band recorded their version of `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' in 1965. They liked the result so much that they included the song on their first album without Fontana, The Mindbenders ( US title `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' ) and released the song to radio as their debut single. It reached # 2 in the UK the week of January 19 -- 26, 1966 and it also hit # 2 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks in late May and early June 1966. The song features a female backing chorus, and they sing the words `` You and me '' and the repeated title towards the end of each verse of the song. Eric Stewart went on to co-found the British Art / Pop band, 10cc. Chart performance Country Peak position Ireland 9 United Kingdom United States Phil Collins version `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' Single by Phil Collins from the album Buster : The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack B - side `` Big Noise '' Released 22 August 1988 Format 7 ``, 12 '', CD single Recorded Genre Pop Length 3 : 30 Songwriter ( s ) Carole Bayer Sager, Toni Wine Producer ( s ) Phil Collins, Anne Dudley Phil Collins singles chronology `` In the Air Tonight '' ( 1988 ) `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' ( 1988 ) `` Two Hearts '' ( 1988 ) `` In the Air Tonight '' ( Remix ) ( 1988 ) `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' ( 1988 ) `` Two Hearts '' ( 1988 ) Phil Collins recorded a new version of `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' in 1988. He had originally suggested the song as a good one for collaborator Stephen Bishop to record, with Collins producing. Collins originally recorded his demo version as a suggestion for the film Buster, then found out later that the demo was actually used in the film. He later decided to record it himself when he took the starring role in the film, which had a 1960s setting. The song was originally released on Buster : The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. A live version appeared on his Serious Hits... Live ! album. Unlike the Mindbenders ' version, which was an upbeat guitar - based pop song, Collins 's version was a slow ballad with a prominent keyboard and strings. This version hit No. 1 on both the U.S. and UK charts, and remains Collins ' only single to top the charts in both countries ; it was his last No. 1 single in the UK. The single was certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry. It also reached No. 1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song earned Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1989. Personnel Phil Collins : vocals, keyboard, drums Orchestra conducted by Anne Dudley Chart performance Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart Austrian Singles Chart 6 Canadian Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 7 French Singles Chart 15 German Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart Italian Singles Chart New Zealand Singles Chart Norwegian Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles Zimbabwe Singles Chart Other covers Other covers include : a 1966 cover by Petula Clark on the album I Could n't Live Without Your Love. a 1966 cover by Mrs. Miller on the album Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller ? ! a 1966 cover by Patti LaBelle. a 1967 cover by David Garrick on the album `` A Boy Called David '' ( Pye Records ). a 1967 cover by Gene Pitney. a 1967 cover by Hortense Ellis. a 1977 cover by Les Gray formerly of Mud which made # 32 in the UK. a 1993 cover by Neil Diamond. a 2000 instrumental cover by Hank Marvin on his album Marvin at the Movies. a 2001 cover by Dan Finnerty on The Wedding Planner soundtrack. In 1979, Italian artist Ivan Graziani recorded `` Agnese '', his own adaptation of Clementi 's Rondo, which has the same song structure. In 1989, Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam covered this song in Cantonese. In 1998, ska / punk band My Superhero covered the song as `` Groovy '' on their album Solid State 14. In 2011, a version of the song based on Phil Collins 's slow ballad interpretation was featured in an advert for Walkers crisps featuring Gary Lineker. In 2011, the TV show New Girl featured the Phil Collins version in the episode `` Wedding ''. Preceded by `` The Only Way Is Up '' by Yazz and the Plastic Population UK number one single 4 September - 17 September 1988 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` He Ai n't Heavy, He 's My Brother '' by The Hollies Preceded by `` It Would Take a Strong Strong Man '' by Rick Astley Billboard Adult Contemporary ( chart ) number - one single 8 October 1988 -- 22 October 1988 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` One Moment in Time '' by Whitney Houston Preceded by `` Red Red Wine '' by UB40 Billboard Hot 100 number one single 22 October 1988 -- 29 October 1988 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Kokomo '' by The Beach Boys References Jump up ^ `` Muzio Clementi ( 1797 ) : Sonatine Op. 36 No. 5 - Rondo ( a.k.a. `` Groovy Kind of Love '' ) ``. MuseScore.com. 2016 - 07 - 06. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ `` 6 Piano Sonatinas, Op. 36 ( Clementi, Muzio ) - IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library : Free Public Domain Sheet Music ''. Imslp.org. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Toni Wine : Songwriter Interviews ''. Songfacts.com. 2007 - 05 - 08. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ `` irishcharts.ie search results for `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' ``. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Phil Collins ( page 3 ) ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 16. ^ Jump up to : Phil Collins. Not Dead Yet. London, England : Century Books. p. 259. ISBN 978 - 1 - 780 - 89513 - 0. Jump up ^ `` Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands ''. AllMusic. 1998 - 10 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ Maury Dean ( 2003 ). Rock N ' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 60. ISBN 0 - 87586 - 207 - 1. ^ Jump up to : `` lescharts.com entry ''. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` De Nederlandse Top 40, week 41, 1988 ''. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ Nyman, Jake ( 2005 ). Suomi soi 4 : Suuri suomalainen listakirja ( in Finnish ) ( 1st ed. ). Helsinki : Tammi. ISBN 951 - 31 - 2503 - 3. Jump up ^ `` irishcharts.ie search results for `` A Groovey Kind of Love '' ``. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` A Groovy Kind of Love ''. Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` everyhit.com search results for `` A Groovy Kind of Love '' ``. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Phil Collins Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe : singles chart book. Harare : C. Kimberley, 2000 Jump up ^ Arnold Rypens ( 2000 ). The Originals. Vox. ISBN 90 - 76695 - 02 - 4. Jump up ^ Raeside, Julia ( 7 May 2011 ). `` The Hard Sell : Walkers Crinkles ''. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 May 2014. Phil Collins Discography Awards Studio albums Face Value Hello, I Must Be Going ! No Jacket Required... But Seriously Both Sides Dance into the Light Testify Going Back Compilations 12 `` ers... Hits Love Songs : A Compilation... 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Question: who sang the original groovy kind of love
Answer: Diane & Annita