weeks atop the Billboard pop singles chart. The weeks were interrupted by Aretha Franklin's cover of "Respect", which spent two weeks at No. 1 in the middle of "Groovins run. Interestingly, Franklin would later cover "Groovin for her album Lady Soul. The song also reached No. 3 on the Billboard Black Songs chart. "Groovin was the only hit the group ever had in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. After the fourth week, "Groovin dropped from the charts; Casey Kasem remarked on it in his radio show American Top 40 five years later. The song was an RIAA-certified gold record on June 13, 1967. Due to its massive popularity, the track was included on the Young Rascals' late July 1967 album of the same name, albeit with an alternate harmonica solo by Cornish on the stereo version. "Groovin is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and is also the recipient of a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. The phrase "you and me endlessly" was often misheard as the mondegreen "you and me and Leslie". Personnel The Young Rascals Felix Cavaliere – lead vocals, piano Eddie Brigati – backing vocals Gene Cornish – tambourine; harmonica on album version Dino Danelli – congas, woodblock Other personnel David Brigati – backing vocals Chuck Rainey – bass guitar Michael Weinstein – harmonica on single version Tom Dowd – engineer Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Cover versions Within weeks of the Young Rascals release, Booker T. and the M.G.'s recorded an instrumental cover of "Groovin. Issued as a single, the track reached No. 21 on the pop charts, No. 10 on the US R&B charts, and No. 4 on the Canadian R&B chart in the summer of 1967. The Young Rascals themselves recorded "Groovin in Spanish, French, and Italian in 1968. A cover by War reached No. 30 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the spring of 1985 and No. 79 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. In 1996, Pato Banton recorded a version with the Reggae Revolution that reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in July. The next month, the cover became a major hit in New Zealand, reaching number four on the RIANZ Singles Chart and staying in the top 20 for nine weeks. It was the country's 47th best-selling single