"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.
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.
Music Week praised the single as a âÂÂstandout UKG crossover,â singling out NanaâÂÂs vocal as âÂÂthe element that lifts it beyond the clubs.â In Sound on Sound, the production was described as a model of âÂÂhow little more than an Akai sampler and strong songwriting instincts could deliver a UK Top 5 hit". The Guardian ranked âÂÂBody Grooveâ among the best UK garage tracks of all time, calling it âÂÂa ridiculously catchy, squelchy tuneâ that embodied the genreâÂÂs commercial peak. Resident Advisor wrote that âÂÂBody Grooveâ had become âÂÂa time capsule for the optimism of 2000 UKG, still a guaranteed singalong nearly two decades later.âÂÂ
UK CD and 12-inch single; European CD single
UK cassette single
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".