Electric (Leila K song)

"Electric" is a song recorded by Swedish artist Leila K. The song was produced by Denniz Pop & Max Martin, and released as a single in late 1995 and later included on the 1996 album Manic Panic. The chorus is sung by Swedish singer Jessica Folcker. "Electric" peaked at number 2 in Finland, number 8 in Sweden and number 37 in Belgium. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 86. Outside Europe, it peaked at number 18 in Israel.

"Electric"
Single by Leila K
from the album Manic Panic
B-side"Remix"
Released1995
GenreEurodance
Length3:35
LabelMega Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Denniz PoP & Max Martin
Leila K singles chronology
"Slow Motion"
(1993)		 "Electric"
(1995)		 "C'Mon Now"
(1996)
Music video
"Electric" on YouTube

Production

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.

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote that "the Denniz Pop-produced Electric shows that Leila K is still °The First Lady Of Rap"".[1]

Music video

The music video for "Electric" was directed by Ragnar Jansson.[2] In the video, Leila K and Jessica Folcker are dancing in a factory setting. Two kendōka practice kendo. It was nominated for a Swedish Dance Award in 1997.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Electric" (Short Version) - 3:33
  2. "Electric" (Long Version) - 5:54
  3. "Electric" (Housecontrol Remix) - 9:29

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

Charts

References
  1. "The Swedish Stars 1995". Music & Media. April 27, 1996. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. "Leila K: Electric". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  3. "Nominerade A-Ö" (PDF). Music & Media. March 15, 1997. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. "Electric", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 2 March 1996. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  6. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived December 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  7. "Leila K. - Electric" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  8. "Leila K. - Electric" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  9. Israel Top-30 30.01.1995
  10. "Årslista Singlar, 1996" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 25, 2019.


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