Electric (Leila K song)
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"Electric" is a song performed by Leila K
. The song was released as a single in late 1995 and later included on the 1996 album Manic Panic
. The chorus is sung by Jessica Folcker
.
The song's chorus has the same melody as Shannon
's 1984 dance hit "Give Me Tonight
". Chris Barbosa
and Ed Chisolm share songwriting credits for the song.
's "Spaceman
".
Leila K
Laila El Khalifi better known by her stage name Leila K, is a Swedish Eurodance singer and former rapper of Moroccan descent.-Biography:...
. The song was released as a single in late 1995 and later included on the 1996 album Manic Panic
Manic Panic (Leila K album)
Manic Panic is an album released in 1996 by Swedish singer Leila K.- Track listing :# "C'Mon Now" 3:04# "Blacklisted" 3:55# "Dynamite" 3:19# "It's 2 Die 4" 4:02# "Electric" 3:35# "Murderer" 3:13# "Rude Boy" 3:11# "Cue Club" 3:28...
. The chorus is sung by Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker born , is a Swedish singer.-Biography:Folcker was born as Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker in Täby, a Stockholm suburb, on . Her mother is Swedish and her father is from Senegal....
.
The song's chorus has the same melody as Shannon
Shannon (singer)
Shannon is an American singer. She is best known for her 1983 million-selling record, "Let the Music Play". The record re-defined the electro funk sound that would eventually be called freestyle music.-Biography:...
's 1984 dance hit "Give Me Tonight
Give Me Tonight
"Give Me Tonight" is a 1984 song released as a single by Shannon, an American R&B and dance artist. Released as the follow-up single to her smash debut single, "Let the Music Play," "Give Me Tonight" was not as successful as its predecessor on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #46...
". Chris Barbosa
Chris Barbosa
Chris Barbosa is a producer from New York who redefined electro funk as Latin freestyle in the early 1980s with Shannon's "Let the Music Play".- Early career :...
and Ed Chisolm share songwriting credits for the song.
Chart performance
The song peaked at #2 on Swedish Trackslistan on 3 February 1996, kept from #1 by Babylon ZooBabylon Zoo
Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of...
's "Spaceman
Spaceman (song)
"Spaceman" is a song by British singer-songwriter Jas Mann, of Babylon Zoo. Known for its heavily distorted guitars and metallic, robotic-sounding vocals, it went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart on 21 January 1996, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release...
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Versions of the song
- Short Version 3:35
- Long Version 5:55
- Vocal Remix 6:12
- Merlyn's Dub Mix 6:01
- Vocal Remix 6:12
- Power Mix 5:16
- Housecontrol Remix 9:29