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Electric Avenue (song)

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"Electric Avenue"
Single by Eddy Grant
from the album Killer on the Rampage
Released1983
Studio
GenreReggae
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)Eddy Grant
Producer(s)Eddy Grant
Audio
"Electric Avenue" on YouTube

"Electric Avenue" is a reggae song released by Guyanese singer Eddy Grant on his Killer on the Rampage album in January 1983. It is a reggae, synthpop, new wave, and disco song. Grant wrote and produced the song himself.[4][5]

It reached #2 on both the United States and UK singles charts.

The song is named after a market street in Brixton, London, England. It has been covered by many artists.

References

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  1. Greene, Jo-Ann. "Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. Galil, Leor (May 4, 2016). "Chief Keef meets CeeLo and Eddy Grant on 'Violence (Army)'". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  3. Anthony, Todd (January 5, 1994). "Soca Up the Sun". Miami New Times. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  4. "Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  5. "Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-07-06.