"We're Gonna Groove" (or "Groovin'" as it was originally titled) is a song written by the soul artist Ben E. King and later co-credited to James Bethea.
[1] Although the single did not reach the record charts, critic Richie Unterberger felt that the song was one of King's best self-penned efforts.
[2] Led Zeppelin performed "We're Gonna Groove" as the opening number during their 1970 UK and European tours.
Jimmy Page finished the recording at his Sol Studios, after the group disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham.
[3] In a contemporary review of Coda for Rolling Stone, Kurt Loder described "We're Gonna Groove" as "definitive 1969 raunch.