Deee-Lite

Released: August 7, 1990

Featuring: Bootsy Collins Q-Tip

Songwriter: Lady Miss Kier DJ Dmitry Towa Tei Q-Tip Herbie Hancock

Producer: Deee-Lite

[Sampled Intro]
(We're going to dance)
(We're going to dance)
(We're going to dance and have some fun)

[Intro: (Bootsy Collins)]
(Dig!)

[Verse 1: Lady Miss Kier, (Bootsy Collins), ((Q-Tip))]
The chills that you spill up my back keep me filled
With satisfaction when we're done
Satisfaction of what's to come
I couldn't ask for another
No, I couldn't ask for another (You know that's right)
Your groove I do deeply dig
No walls, only the bridge
My supper dish, my succotash wish (Sing it, baby)
I couldn't ask for another (Uh huh, uh huh)
[Slide whistle]
No, I couldn't ask for another
[Slide whistle]

[Chorus: Lady Miss Kier, (Bootsy Collins)]
[Slide whistle]
Groove is in the heart
Groove is in the heart
Groove is in the heart (Astronomical)
Groove is in the heart
(Watch out)

[Verse 2: Lady Miss Kier]
The depth of hula groove
Moves us to the nth hoop
We're gonna groove to Horton Hears a Who-who
I couldn't ask for another
No, I couldn't ask for another
DJ Soul was on a roll
I've been told he can't be sold
He's not vicious or malicious
Just de-lovely and delicious
I couldn't ask for another
[Slide whistle]

[Verse 3: Q-Tip, *Bootsy Collins*]
Unh, some looks in this torso (yeah)
Hot, got a deal, you wanna know (wanna know)
Delightful, truly delightful (lightful)
Makin' it, doin' it, 'specially at a show (show)
Feelin' kinda high like a Hendrix haze (haze)
Music makes motion, moves like a maze (maze)
All inside of me, side, heart especially (yeah)
Note of the rhythm, where I wanna be (c'mon)
Flowin', glowin' with electric eyes (eyes)
You dip to the dive, baby yo, realize (yeah)
When will you see the funky side of me?
Baby, you'll see that rhythm is the key (yeah)
Get, get, wit' it, wit' it, can't think, quit it, quit it
Stomp on the street when I hear a funk beat (bloop)
Playin' Pied Piper, follow what's true
Baby, just sing about the groove!
*Sing it*

[Chorus: Lady Miss Kier]
Groove is in the heart (na na na na na)
Groove is in the heart (na na na na na)
Groove is in the heart (na na na na na)
Groove is in the heart
[Slide whistle]
(One, two, three)

[Ad lib: Q-Tip, (Bootsy Collins)]
Blow them horns along
(The groove is in your heart)

[Chorus: Lady Miss Kier, (Bootsy Collins)]
Groove is in the heart (yeah)
Groove is in the heart
Groove is in the heart
Groove is in the heart

[Outro: Spoken]
Hmmmmm
He he he he
C'mon, y'all deep
Y'all are crazy, man

Deee-Lite was comprised of three members. Lady Miss Kier, the lead singer, met Super DJ Dmitry Brill in New York. They started dating and got swept up in the New York dance music scene. They met DJ Towa Tei at a club and thus the group was formed. The group was known for its positive world-unifying message and ‘70s-inspired fashion aesthetic.

Dee-Lite dropped three albums in quick succession—World Clique (1990), Infinity Within (1992), and Dewdrops in the Garden (1994). Their biggest hit came at the beginning however—“Groove Is In The Heart” from their debut album was a major hit worldwide.

The group dissolved in 1996 due to creative differences. All three now mainly work as headlining club DJs, with Lady Miss Kier also doing side work as a fashion consultant and public speaker.

From the albums

World Clique (1990)
Charlie’s Angels: Music from the Motion Picture (2000)
The Very Best of Deee-Lite (2001)
Whatever: The ’90s Pop & Culture Box (2005)
One Hit Wonders (2005)
Just Dance (Official Tracklist) (2009)
Anthems 90s (2012)
The Heat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2013)
Love Island: The Pool Party 2019 (Ministry of Sound) (2019)
100 Greatest Workout Songs: Top Tracks for the Gym (2019)
The Elektra Years (2020)
Groove is in the Heart (2020)

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