Electric Avenue (song)

Electric Avenue (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Electric Avenue
Type = Single
Artist = Eddy Grant
Released = 1983
Genre = Reggae
Length = 3:47
Label = Parlophone, EMI
Producer = Eddy Grant

"Electric Avenue" is Eddy Grant's US #2 hit of 1983 from the album "Killer on the Rampage". It is often sampled in commercials and other media, such as the opening sequence of "Pineapple Express" and a montage on an episode of the Simpsons. The song describes the problems in the world as seen by Eddy Grant, and takes its name from Electric Avenue in Brixton, London.Fact|date=August 2008

The song was rated #91 in VH1's 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders.Fact|date=August 2008

Other versions

*Canadian rapcore band Raggadeath covered the song on their self-titled 1997 album.
*The Christian rock band Tait covered the song on their album, "Lose This Life".
*Refugee Camp All Stars (featuring Pras Michel, former member of The Fugees) covered the song in 1997 for the original soundtrack of the movie "Money Talks". This cover was titled "Avenues."
*Los Rabanes covered the song on their album "Kamikaze", using their own lyrics in Spanish.
* Rapper C-Rayz Walz covered the song on his 2007 album "Monster Maker."


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