“Groove Is in the Heart” is a song by American dance trio Deee-Lite. It was released in 1990 as the lead single from their debut album, World Clique. The song was a hit in many countries, reaching number #1 on both US dance charts (Billboard Dance Club & Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales) and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Though the album version was not recorded until 1990, a version of the song was originally written in the late 1980s and was performed live as early as 1989. The backing track was built around many samples, primarily the main riff from Herbie Hancock’s track “Bring Down the Birds” from the Blowup soundtrack and Vernon Burch’s “Get Up”, which provided the drum track and also formed the basis for the breakdown featuring a slide whistle. Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins provided guest vocals.