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"Electric Boogie" (also known as the "Electric Slide") is a dance song written by Bunny Wailer in response to his hearing the Eddy Grant song "Electric Avenue" in 1982. The song provided the basis for the success of dance fad called Electric Slide. [1] [2] According to Marcia Griffiths, "Electric Boogie" was written for her by Bunny Wailer in 1982.
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths OJ OD (born 23 November 1949) [1] [2] is a Jamaican singer best known for the 1989 remix of her single "Electric Boogie", which serves as the music for the four-wall "Electric Slide" line dance. It is the best-selling single of all time by a female reggae singer.
The original choreography has 22 steps, [5] but variants include the Freeze (16-step), Cowboy Motion (24-step), Cowboy Boogie (24 step), and the Electric Slide 2 (18-step). The 18-step variation became popular in 1989 and for ten years was listed by Linedancer Magazine as the number-one dance in the world.
West Street Mob were an American boogie and electro band, active between 1981 and 1984, [1] best known for their 1983 song "Break Dance — Electric Boogie." The band comprised Joey Robinson, Jr., Warren Moore and singer Sabrina Gillison.
Recorded in Florida, the album was produced by Rafael Vigil, Lawrence Dermer, and Joe Galdo. [6] Many sources claim that a version of "Electric Boogie" was written by Bunny Wailer in 1976 or 1980, a statement Griffiths has sought to refute; [10] [11] the album contains a house-influenced dub remix of the track.
During this musical period, one of the highlights of Bunny Wailer's career was composing the hit single "Electric Boogie" in 1982 for Marcia Griffiths. This song led to the dance craze "Electric Slide" in 1986, which gained popularity in Washington D.C. and other parts of the world.
The Electric Boogaloos, a street dance crew founded in Fresno, California in 1977; Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, a 1984 American dance musical film directed by Sam Firstenberg "Electric Boogaloo" (song), lead single from the 1984 film soundtrack recorded by Ollie & Jerry; Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo, a 2001 album by the band Five ...
The Electric Boogaloos are a street dance crew responsible for the spread of popping and electric boogaloo. The name "Boogaloo" came from a song called "Do a Boogaloo" by James Brown, which was also adapted as a Boogaloo street dance done from Oakland, CA. [1] They were founded by Boogaloo Sam in Fresno, California in 1977. [2]