Electric Boogaloo (song)

"Electric Boogaloo" is a dance-pop song by American music duo Ollie & Jerry. Released in late 1984 as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, the song reached number 45 on the R&B chart.[1]

See also: Boogaloo (disambiguation)
"Electric Boogaloo"
Single by Ollie & Jerry
from the album Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo soundtrack
Released1984
Recorded1984
GenreDance, pop
LabelPolydor Records
Songwriter(s)Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
Producer(s)Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
Ollie & Jerry singles chronology
"Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us"
(1984)		 "Electric Boogaloo"
(1984)

Background

Detroit natives and prolific session musicians Ollie E. Brown and Jerry Knight first collaborated as the duo Ollie & Jerry on the soundtrack to the 1984 breakdancing-themed film Breakin'. The first track of that album, "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", was released as a single and reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1984.[2]

Following the success of this record, Ollie & Jerry were asked to contribute music for the Breakin's sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. The term "electric boogaloo" refers to a dance style of the same name. The duo recorded the track "Electric Boogaloo", which was released as a single.

Although the "Electric Boogaloo" single was less successful than its predecessor (not charting on Billboard''s Top 40),[2] the Breakin' 2 soundtrack itself did reach number 25 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and number 52 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[3]

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard R&B 45

References
  1. "Ollie & Jerry: Biography". allmusic. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 468. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  3. "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Original Soundtrack: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
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