Electric Feel

{{Infobox song

| name = Electric Feel

| cover = Electric_Feel_MGMT.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = MGMT

| album = Oracular Spectacular

| released = June 23, 2008

| recorded = March{{snd}}April 2007

| studio = Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York

| venue =

| genre = {{flatlist|

Electronic rock{{Cite web|date=2018-02-13|title=This is how MGMT spent the last decade|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/mgmt-little-dark-age-interview|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US}}{{cite magazine|first= Natalie |last= Maher |title= 50 of the Best Songs from the 2000s |magazine= Harper's Bazaar |url= https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a33004381/best-2000s-songs/|date= 2 June 2022|access-date= 4 November 2022|quote= The song offered a new era of psychedelic, synth-heavy pop rock that called back to the psych dawn of the ’60s...}}
indie rock
psychedelic pop
pop rock
synth-funk{{cite web|last= Rolling Stone Staff|title= The 100 Greatest Songs of the Century – So Far|website= Rolling Stone|date= June 28, 2018 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-songs-of-the-century-so-far-666874/|accessdate= May 31, 2023|quote= A glistening funk jam masterfully produced by Flaming Lips wingman Dave Fridman, it’s wrapped in silvery synths...like most great funk jams, it’s about the druglike power of sex, or in this case maybe sex on drugs.}}

}}

| length = 3:50

| label = Columbia{{cite web |url=http://www.whoismgmt.com/ |title=MGMT |others=links to the Electric Feel single at www.columbiarecords.com |access-date=2008-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618101123/http://whoismgmt.com/ |archive-date=2008-06-18}}

| writer = {{flatlist|

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| producer =

| prev_title = Time to Pretend

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Metanoia

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|MmZexg8sxyk|"Electric Feel"}}

}}

"Electric Feel" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the second single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular (2007) on June 23, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Feel-MGMT/dp/B0019M63A4|title=Amazon.co.uk: Electric Feel: MGMT: Music|date=June 23, 2008|archive-date=June 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606230052/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Feel-MGMT/dp/B0019M63A4|url-status=live|via=Amazon}} The single was released as a 7" and CD single, and later on 12" vinyl. "Electric Feel" was released to radio on July 29, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated |access-date=October 31, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |archive-date=March 22, 2013 }} The song's second video features The Rock-afire Explosion.{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Joel |date=July 7, 2008 |title=Chuck E. Cheese Rock-afire robots in MGMT music video |url=http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/07/07/chuck-e-cheese-rocka.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710023149/http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/07/07/chuck-e-cheese-rocka.html |archive-date=July 10, 2012}}

Reception

"Electric Feel" became MGMT's first Australian ARIA top 50 hit, as well as their first New Zealand RIANZ top 40 hit. In the United States, the song originally peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, but reached a new peak of number 14 almost three years after the original peak, due to a resurgence in sales from exposure on The Voice. (The version of "Electric Feel" covered by The Voice contestant, Preston Pohl also debuted at number 21 on the same week){{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of October 19, 2013|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-10-19/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=28 October 2013}}{{cite news|last=Ball|first=Caila|title='The Voice': Preston Pohl Rocks "Electric Feel" & Kaley Cuoco's Sister Auditions|url=http://www.idolator.com/6558611/the-voice-tamiyra-joi/|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=Idolator|date=October 1, 2013}} The song was ranked at number five on NME{{'}}s list of the Best Singles of 2008,{{cite web | url = https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=title_271&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 | title = NME's Track Of The Year 2008 | publisher = NME | access-date = 2008-12-12 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121009093435/http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=title_271&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 | archive-date = 2012-10-09 }} and came in at number two on Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2008.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = 7" Single

| title1 = Electric Feel

| length1 = 3:48

| title2 = Electric Feel

| note2 = Rasta Wigs Remix

| length2 = 4:15

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = 12" Single

| title1 = Electric Feel

| note1 = Justice Remix

| length1 = 5:27

| title2 = Electric Feel

| length2 = 3:48

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD Single

| title1 = Electric Feel

| length1 = 3:48

| title2 = Electric Feel

| note2 = Justice Remix

| length2 = 5:27

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Radio Edit Promo

| title1 = Electric Feel

| note1 = Radio edit

| length1 = 3:37

}}

Reviews

Manchester Evening News {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/single_reviews/s/1055182_mgmt__electric_feel_columbia_records |title=Electric Feel: Single review |work=Manchester Evening News |first=Chris |last=Gilliver |access-date=2008-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011232516/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/single_reviews/s/1055182_mgmt__electric_feel_columbia_records |archive-date=October 11, 2008 }}
Digital Spy {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web| url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a99070/mgmt-electric-feel.html | title = Electric Feel: Single review | work = Digital Spy | first = Alex | last = Fletcher | date = 11 June 2008 | access-date = 2008-07-01 }}
Yahoo Music UK & Ireland {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web | url = http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/080627/33/21zav.html | title = Electric Feel: Single review | work = Yahoo Music | first = Julian | last = Marszalek | access-date = 2008-07-15 | archive-date = 2011-06-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613153400/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/080627/33/21zav.html | url-status = dead }}

Music videos

Two videos have been released for this song.

The music video, which was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, is often described as an ecstasy or acid trip, while some argue it as being a depiction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Pitchfork Media described the video as "a krazy, kandy-kolored, loud neon thingamajig video."{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/47411-mgmt-electric-feel|title=Music News & Releases - Pitchfork|access-date=2008-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615153529/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/47411-mgmt-electric-feel|archive-date=2008-06-15|url-status=dead}}

Another music video features an appearance by The Rock-afire Explosion. The Rock-afire Explosion was an animatronic animal band that played in Showbiz Pizza Place and Circus Pizza in the 1980s and 1990s. In the beginning of the video, two individuals with white and black painted faces can be seen stirring a pot, and later in the video dancing. These are Abby Fuller and Rafael Pulido, who starred in Jon Salmon's amateur music video, dancing and singing along to MGMT's "Kids".

The video depicts the band members and various people, cartoon characters, The Rock-afire Explosion, and animal-people partying in the middle of the Tikal jungle. They take the Moon from the sky, cut it open, and paint themselves in a neon ooze emitting from it. Then put it back in the sky. During the closing sequence, the members of MGMT get on motorbikes (late 1970s Honda CB400Ts) and drive into the Moon, which then explodes, causing a rain of neon colors to fall on the dancing people.

The YouTube video has received over 150 million views.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Australia Club Tracks (ARIA){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue976.pdf\|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081119130034/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081120-0000/issue976.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2008-11-19\|title=ARIA Club Tracks - Week Commencing 10th November 2008\|magazine=The ARIA Report\|issue=976\|date=November 10, 2008\|page=20\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=June 3, 2022\|via=Trove}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}} {{small\|Justice mix}} \| 27
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Electric Feel" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2008–13) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Australia\|7\|artist=MGMT\|song=Electric Feel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|60\|artist=MGMT\|song=Electric Feel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|17\|artist=MGMT\|song=Electric Feel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|53\|artist=MGMT\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 3, 2022}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardcanadarock\|43\|artist=MGMT\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 3, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|88\|songid=432339\|artist=MGMT\|song=Electric Feel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Ireland3\|21\|artist=MGMT\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|91\|artist=MGMT\|song=Electric Feel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|10\|artist=MGMT\|song=Electric Feel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/airplay/32-2008\|title=Schweizer Airplay Charts 32/2008 - hitparade.ch \|publisher=hitparade.ch \|access-date=March 2, 2022}} \| 50
{{single chart\|UK\|22\|date=20080706\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Billboardbubbling100\|14\|artist=MGMT\|song=Electric Feel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 18, 2022}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "Electric Feel" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2008/singles-chart\|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2008\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=June 3, 2022}} \| 34
scope="row"\| New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2008-12-31\|title=End of Year Charts 2008\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|access-date=September 20, 2018}} \| 44
scope="row"\| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf\|title=Official Singles Chart – 2008\|publisher=UKChartsPlus\|page=4\|access-date=June 3, 2022}} \| 171

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "Electric Feel"

! scope="col"| Chart (2008)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2008/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2008|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 3, 2022}}

| 34

scope="row"| New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2008-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2008|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=September 20, 2018}}

| 44

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf|title=Official Singles Chart – 2008|publisher=UKChartsPlus|page=4|access-date=June 3, 2022}}

| 171

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Electric Feel"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=MGMT|title=Electric Feel|award=Platinum|certyear=2008|relyear=2008|access-date=June 18, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=MGMT|title=Electric Feel|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2017|relyear=2008|access-date=June 18, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=MGMT|title=Electric Feel|award=Gold|certyear=2020|relyear=2008|id=9198|access-date=May 5, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=MGMT|title=Electric Feel|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2024|relyear=2008|source=radioscope|access-date=December 29, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=MGMT|title=Electric Feel|award=Platinum|certyear=2020|relyear=2007|id=12886-335-1|access-date=November 13, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=MGMT|title=Electric Feel|award=Platinum|certyear=2024|number=6|relyear=2007|access-date=August 8, 2024}}

Covers and remixes

The official remix features former Columbia Records label mate Jim Jones. It was supposed to be featured on his fourth album Pray IV Reign but was cut. In an interview with GQ.com Jim Jones explained how the remix came to be{{cite web|url=http://current.com/items/89514241/jim_jones_to_remix_mgmt_s_electric_feel_on_new_album.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119102033/http://current.com/items/89514241/jim_jones_to_remix_mgmt_s_electric_feel_on_new_album.htm|archive-date=2008-11-19|title=Jim Jones To Remix MGMT's "Electric Feel" On New Album}}

{{cquote|“They did a show [at United Palace Theater] up in Washington Heights; the initial conversation was just that it was an honor to meet them, I think they're kinda cool and… from there, it led into me saying, It'd be crazy if I remixed "Electric Feel". They were like, ‘Yeah, that would be crazy,’ so I said, ‘Let me get the beats and shit.’”}}

Katy Perry covered the song in her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session in September 2008.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/livelounge/artist/080917_katyperry.shtml Katy Perry covers MGMT on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge], BBC Perry's cover was included in the tracklist of the Australian tour edition of her album One of the Boys and her The Hello Katy Australian Tour EP.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/one-boys-australia-tour-edition/716372497|title=One of the Boys (Australia Tour Edition) by Katy Perry on Apple Music|website=iTunes|date=January 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/australian-tour-ep/715997894|title=Australian Tour EP by Katy Perry on Apple Music|website=iTunes|date=January 2009}}
The French electronic duo Justice remixed the song in 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enrrbWOAFR4 |title=MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix) HD 320kbps |website=YouTube|date=11 April 2011 }} The remix won a Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical in 2009.[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205000239/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_Show/list.aspx |date=2008-12-05 }}
It was covered for Triple J's "Like A Version" by Jen Cloher & Jordie Lane. Featured on the album Like a Version Volume 6, Track 11.
Elements of the song were incorporated to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" during the series of shows held in Las Vegas "I Am... Yours".
Instrumental breakdowns of the song were used as the backdrop of Frank Ocean's "Nature Feels" off of his mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra.
A cover of the song also appeared on the deluxe edition of Turbowolf's 2012 self-titled album.
Tash Sultana covered the song for Triple J's "Like A Version" in 2017. The cover was voted 78 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017.
Coast Modern released a cover of the song in 2018.
Henry Green released an acoustic cover of this song. Norwegian musician and DJ, Kygo, also remixed this specific cover to his signature Tropical house style.
Nipsey Hussle incorporated instrumentals of the song on the 12th track, "Call from the Bank" (featuring MGMT) off of his 2010 release, The Marathon.

Media usage

This track was used in the Spring 2009 Ready-to-Wear show for Christian Dior in September 2008.
Appears on season 2, episode 4 of Gossip Girl
The track appears on the episode "Prey" of CSI: NY
This song was featured in the animated television series American Dad! episode "Son of Stan".
The track was the opening song of As pegadoras (Multishow – Globo), a Brazilian TV program in 2008–2009.
The Justice remix was also used in Rockstar Games' 2008 video game, Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
The track was included in the soundtrack for the 2K Sports video game NBA 2K10 released in October 2009.[http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/9/3/news/68099/ NBA 2K10 10th Anniversary Soundtrack Reveal]
The song was used on 2009 video game Tony Hawk: Ride
Five used the song as part of their interludes during Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup) coverage.
Former San Francisco Giants starting pitcher, Tim Lincecum, has used "Electric Feel" as his warm-up music before every game.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716044600/http://cdn.sfgate.com/mp/truveo/search/view?id=2337365756&stype=giants SF Giants Truveo video]
Former San Francisco Giants closing pitcher Brian Wilson on his reality show, Life of Brian, claimed the song to be his summer hit of 2009.
Australian news show Sunrise used this song as its main opener since January 2010, but by October 2011 the theme was dropped in favor of the original (Reach Up for The) Sunrise theme first adopted in 2004.
The track was used in the BBC documentary The Foods That Make Billions – The Age of Plenty.
The instrumental for this track was used regularly by the British broadcaster ITV as part of their coverage of the UEFA 2024 Men's European Football Championships (Finals).

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081014051154/http://angryape.com/reviews/2008/05/30/mgmt-electric-feel Short review of 'Electric Feel' on Angry Ape]

Category:2008 singles

Category:MGMT songs

Category:Katy Perry songs

Category:Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Category:2007 songs

Category:Songs written by Andrew VanWyngarden

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Songs written by Benjamin Goldwasser

Category:American synth-pop songs