"RipGroove" is the debut single by English

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. A huge underground UK club hit in 1997 when first released on an EP as their alias R.I.P. Productions, the song was officially released as a

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twice, first in May 1997 where it reached No. 31 on the

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, then again in October in a new mix featuring vocals by MC Top Cat, peaking seventeen places higher at No. 14. The song appeared on their sole album, ''7th High'', released in 2001. The song contains samples of Armand van Helden's Drum 'n' Bass Mix of

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's "Sugar Is Sweeter", DJ Gunshot's "Wheel 'n' Deal",

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's " Never Gonna Let You Go". A mashup of "RipGroove" together with the vocals of Another Level's "

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" was released, called the 'Another Groove Mix'. On 14 October 2022, a new set of remixes as well as a new rerecorded version were released to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Critical reception

Tim Jeffery from ''

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s ''RM'' rated "RipGroove" four out of five, writing, "The hype surrounding this record is more about London's Sunday night "

" scene than the actual record itself. It's a good groove for sure, borrowing sounds and ideas from Armand Van Helden and whacking a hefty dub bassline and some distorted ranting over the top – a combination that usually elicits the comment "it sounds just like

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". Basic it is but 'R.I.P.' is a grower and if the "speed garage" scene continues to attract more disillusioned

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followers it could be an important record in as much as it sets the standard and style for other more adventurous dub/house combinations to follow."

Impact and legacy

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listed "RipGroove" as one of his favourite tracks: "Still going strong, a mainstay in my sets for 15 years now." In 2016 for ''Dummy Mag'', UK garage musician Wookie ranked the song at number two in his list of the "10 Best Garage Tracks", saying "Undeniably a game changer from my boys Tim and Omar. I still drop this regularly in my sets without hesitation." In November 2016, UK duo

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compiled a list of their top UK garage songs for ''

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'', with "RipGroove" at number three. ''

'' listed the song at number nine in their list of "The best UK garage tracks - ranked!" in 2019. ''

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'' included "RipGroove" in their list of "The 15 Best Speed Garage Records Released in '97 and '98".

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included the song in their "Honorable mentions" list of "underground UK garage classics that still sound fresh today". ''

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'' ranked it number 189 in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in 2022.

Track listings

* UK CD single # "RipGroove" (Radio Edit) (3:22) # "RipGroove" (Original Mix) (6:10) # "Up with You" (5:47) # "RipGroove" (Riphousz Mix) (5:58) * UK CD single reissue # "RipGroove" (Radio Edit featuring Top Cat) (3:31) # "RipGroove" (Original Mix) (6:09) # "RipGroove" (Vocal Club Mix) (6:09) # "RipGroove" (

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's Groove Dub) (6:30) * 25th Anniversary release # "RipGroove" (Reimagination) he Directors Cut# "RipGroove" (Rerecorded Original Mix) # "RipGroove" (Double 99 vs 10 Below Remix) # "RipGroove" (

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'Drop for 34 Knots' Mix) # "RipGroove" (Fixate Remix) # "RipGroove" (Reimagination)

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Critical reception

Impact and legacy

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References