Electric Boogie

"Electric Boogie" (also known as the "Electric Slide") is a dance song written and originally recorded in 1976 with Bunny Wailer.

History

It is strongly associated with the "Electric Slide" line dance and has since become a celebratory staple. The song was very popular in North America at weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and other special occasions in the 1990s.

Marcia Griffiths recording

The most successful recording was performed by Marcia Griffiths. Griffiths' recording of "Electric Boogie" was originally released in 1983; while this version did not catch on internationally, a remixed version featured on her album Carousel reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. This version was also a minor hit on the Hot Black Singles chart, peaking at number 78.

See also

• Electric boogaloo (disambiguation)

References

1. Electric Slide
2. Electric boogaloo
3. Line dance
4. ELO 2
5. List of dance styles
6. Carousel (Marcia Griffiths album)
7. Boogie (genre)
8. The Electric Boogaloos
9. Electric boogaloo (dance)
10. Seeed
11. West Street Mob
12. Boogie Nights
13. Judson Laipply
14. Toni Basil
15. Boogie Chillen'
16. Knut Yrvin
17. Mesa/Boogie
18. Marcia Griffiths
19. Electric Forest
20. Break (music)