Genre Hard rock, blues rock Label Swan Song | Length 2:36 | |
Released 19 November 1982 (1982-11-19) Recorded Royal Albert Hall, London, 9 January 1970, guitar overdubs recorded circa 1982 Writer(s) James Bethea, Ben E. King | ||
"We're Gonna Groove" is a song written by soul artist Ben E. King and his songwriting partner James Bethea with the original title "Groovin'". English rock group Led Zeppelin performed it as the opening number during their 1970 UK and European tours.
"We're Gonna Groove" was scheduled to appear on Led Zeppelin II, but like "Since I've Been Loving You", "We're Gonna Groove" didn't make the line-up of the second Led Zeppelin album. It belatedly appeared, in a version Jimmy Page made at his Sol Studios, for Coda, after the group had split following the death of drummer John Bonham.
Recording
The credits for the 1982 album Coda note that the song was recorded at Morgan Studios, London, on 25 June 1969. However, this was later changed to the Royal Albert Hall on 9 January 1970, with several edits and the guitar parts overdubbed. The original concert performance, including the original guitar part can be heard on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD where the entire first disc is devoted to the 1970 concert and the song forms the opening number of the performance. The second song of the concert – "I Can't Quit You Baby" – was similarly adapted for the Coda album.