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Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) by Groove Armada
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) is an album by Groove Armada, released in 2001. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Superstylin'”, on 3 lists with a best position of #48.
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub), Groove Armada's third album, came out on Jive Electro on 10 September 2001, and the title was a flag planted on purpose: after the horizontal chill of Vertigo, Andy Cato and Tom Findlay wanted something more upbeat, built for the dancefloor rather than the sofa.
They got there with a crowd of guests. MC M.A.D. fronts the rude, rolling bass of "Superstylin'", Jeru the Damaja turns up on "Suntoucher", Richie Havens brings his weathered voice to "Little by Little" and "Healing", Celetia Martin sings "My Friend", and Tim Hutton pops up on three tracks. The Urban Soul Orchestra adds strings to "Edge Hill", and "Fogma" borrows the chorus of Sister Nancy's "Bam Bam". It's a restless mix of house, post-disco and trip-hop, sometimes euphoric, sometimes dubby and blissed out, and it hangs together because the grooves never let up. A limited edition came with a bonus disc, Socks, Cigarettes and Shipwrecks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superstylin' | 3 | #48 | – | 2001–2025 | |
| 2 | My Friend | 1 | #75 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.