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'Danger! High Voltage' | ||
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Single by Electric Six | ||
from the album Fire | ||
B-side | 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock and Roll)' | |
Released | 2002[a] | |
Recorded | 2000 | |
Genre | ||
Length | 3:34 | |
Label | XL | |
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Producer(s) | ||
Electric Six singles chronology | ||
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'Danger! High Voltage' is a song by American rock band Electric Six. It was released as the band's debut single and the lead single from their debut studio album, Fire (2003), in 2002 as a 7-inch vinyl. It was re-released by XL Recordings on January 6, 2003.[1] It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It received positive reviews from critics and was named Single of the Week by the NME.
Background[edit]
Jack White of The White Stripes, a fellow Detroit native, performed the secondary lead vocals on the track.[2] Members of the band have claimed in interviews that the singer was an auto mechanic named John S. O'Leary and not White,[3][4] although music critics suspected this name was a pseudonym for White.[5][6]
The song was originally recorded in early 2000,[7] when the band was under the name The Wildbunch. They were forced to drop this name following legal pressure from the Bristol trip hop collective of the same name.[8] The later album and single version was produced by British music producers, Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury—who also created club mixes under the name of Soulchild.
Critical reception[edit]
The New York Times called the song 'catchier than anything on the radio by the White Stripes.'[9]The Guardian called it 'insanely catchy', though 'the archetypal comic novelty single.'[10]Josh Tyrangiel with Time magazine also praised the track.[11]NME' Arcade bomd com. s Piers Martin wrote '[Electric Six] rustle up the sort of pop-party thrash which sounds like the idiot half-brother to The Rapture's 'House Of Jealous Lovers'. That good.'[12] The song is listed at number 234 on the best songs of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media. It was also featured in The Pitchfork 500.[1] Writing for The Village Voice, Amy Phillips said, 'The two men shout declarations of affection to each other over a sizzling Saturday Night Fever groove, and the sax sounds as if it's being played by someone with a long, luscious mullet. The video features taxidermy and a glowing codpiece.'[13]
In other media[edit]
The song is also featured in films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It was used in commercials for Subaru, the TV show Malcolm in the Middle, animated series The Simpsons and the video game Forza Motorsport 6.[14]
Music video[edit]
The video for this song was produced by Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire and stars lead singer Dick Valentine and actress Tina Kanarek outfitted with a brightly flashing codpiece and bra, respectively, as well as a similarly endowed moose, engaging in acts of lovemaking. Paintings featured in the video were created by artist Brian Rea.[15]
Track listings[edit]
CD1
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild Radio Mix)'
- 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)'
- 'Remote Control (Me)'
CD2
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild 12-inch Blitz Mix)'
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Thin White Duke Mix)'
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Kilogram Mix)'
7-inch single
- 'Danger! High Voltage (original 7-inch mix)'
- 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)'
12-inch single
The video for this song was produced by Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire and stars lead singer Dick Valentine and actress Tina Kanarek outfitted with a brightly flashing codpiece and bra, respectively, as well as a similarly endowed moose, engaging in acts of lovemaking. Paintings featured in the video were created by artist Brian Rea.[15]
Track listings[edit]
CD1
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild Radio Mix)'
- 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)'
- 'Remote Control (Me)'
CD2
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild 12-inch Blitz Mix)'
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Thin White Duke Mix)'
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Kilogram Mix)'
7-inch single
- 'Danger! High Voltage (original 7-inch mix)'
- 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)'
12-inch single
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild 12-inch Blitz Mix)'
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Silver | 200,000 |
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
Notes[edit]
- ^Originally released in 2002, re-released on January 6, 2003.
Electric 6 High Voltage Music Video
References[edit]
- ^ abPlagenhoef, Scott; Schreiber, Ryan, eds. (November 2008). The Pitchfork 500. Simon & Schuster. pp. 165–166. ISBN978-1-4165-6202-3.
- ^'IN Interview: The Electric Six | inweekly'. Inweekly.net. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^Ieg / Ecc. 'Music From the Underground - Electric Six'. antiMUSIC. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^'Electric Six Interview'. Freewilliamsburg.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^Haag, Stephen. 'Electric Six: Fire < PopMatters'. Popmatters.com. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^'5 Jack White projects you may not know about'. AXS. June 23, 2014.
- ^Handyside, 2013, pg. 180
- ^Handyside, 2013, pg. 183
- ^Strauss, Neil (February 16, 2003). 'MUSIC: SPINS; Burning Down the Garage'. The New York Times. Retrieved on January 4, 2008
- ^Petridis, Alexis (June 27, 2003), 'Electric Six: Fire'The Guardian. Retrieved on January 4, 2008
- ^Tyrangiel, Josh (June 2, 2003), 'Brilliant Idiots'. Time Retrieved on January 4, 2008
- ^'Electric Six: Danger! High Voltage'. New Music Express. January 7, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^Amy Phillips. 'Sax as a Weapon'. Village Voice.
- ^'Xbox Celebrates a Legacy of Innovation in Forza Motorsport 6 TV Ad'. Xbox Wire. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^https://altpick.com/news/542
- ^ 'Issue 677'ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^'Ultratop.be – Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage' (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^'Eurochart Hot 100 Singles'(PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 5. January 25, 2003. p. 15. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^'The Irish Charts – Search Results – Danger! High Voltage'. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^'Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage' (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^'Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Official Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Official UK Singles Chart 2003'(PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^'British single certifications – Electric Six – Danger High Voltage'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
Bibliography[edit]
- Handyside, Chris (2004). Fell in Love with a Band: The Story of The White Stripes. Location unknown:St. Martin's Griffin
Danger High Voltage Music Video
External links[edit]
- Official video clip on YouTube
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics