Electric Avenue

~ Recording by Eddy Grant

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantKiller on the RampageEddy GrantAlbum
Portrait (imprint under CBS Records, later Sony Masterworks)RK 38554
1.1Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantKiller on the RampageEddy GrantAlbum
ICE (label founded by Eddy Grant)ICELP 3023
1.2Electric Avenue?:??Eddy GrantChart Encounters of the Hit KindVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ronco4C RTL 2091 A
1.7Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantDancing MadnessVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (international budget record label)PTU 3094
1.1Electric Avenue?:??Eddy GrantDanser toujoursVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (international budget record label)KF 208
1.1Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantKiller on the RampageEddy GrantAlbum
Portrait (imprint under CBS Records, later Sony Masterworks)FR 38554
1.4Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantRealistic: Laser RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Realistic51-5004
1.1Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantEddy GrantEddy GrantAlbum
AMIGA8 56 166
1.3Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantWalking on Sunshine (The Very Best of Eddy Grant)Eddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
ParlophoneCDP 7925622
1.18Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantHit History, Volume 29: 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation)PD 74799
1.12Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantThe Audio Collection: ReggaeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Audio (German hi-fi magazine)CD 27000442 A
1.5Electric Avenue3:51Eddy GrantBillboard Top Hits: 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-09-15
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70678
1.5Electric Avenue3:50Eddy GrantBillboard Top Hits: 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1992-09-15
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70678
1.1Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantKiller on the RampageEddy GrantAlbum
ICE (label founded by Eddy Grant)920402
1.2Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantOne Love - The Very Best of ReggaeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)ARC 94962
1.17Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantThe Greatest Hits of 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Music for Pleasure0777 7995002 7, CDGH 1983
1.4Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantSun Jammin' 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1993-07-31
Sony Music Direct (Canadian label)TVK 24007
2.5Electric Avenue3:51Eddy GrantTotally ’80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Razor & Tie, Warner Special ProductsOPCD-4544
1.12Electric Avenue3:50Eddy GrantOnly Rock’n Roll: 1980–1984Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-01-17
JCIJCD‐3127, OPCD‐1665
1.3Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantBig Hits of the 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 23390
2.14Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantMagnificent 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 861472, DC 861482, DC 861492, HR 861462
2.2Electric Avenue3:44Eddy GrantReggae Fever, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321 28263 2
1.3Electric Avenue3:50Eddy GrantSounds of the Eighties: 1983-1984Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)R988-11, S21-18602
1.3Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantSuper Hits of the 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 864202
1.3Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantThe Best of Eddy GrantEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 866122
1.3Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantGreatest HitsEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
EMI Gold7243 8 53596 2 0, CD GOLD 1061
1.3Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantGreatest Hits: The Gold CollectionEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
EMI GoldCD GOLD 1061
2.14Electric Avenue3:46Eddy Grant80’s Super HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyBX 874952, BX 874962, BX 874972, BX 874982
1.1Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantKiller on the RampageEddy GrantAlbum
CMC (Danish label)3011-2
1.1Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantKiller on the RampageEddy GrantAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)533 014-2
1.10Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantThe Killer at His Best: All the HitsEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.3Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantThe Ultimate Collection of Rock & Roll, Volume 4: 80's Dance PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MetacomA 26899
1.12Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantMore Sun Splashin'Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-05-20
1.2Electric Avenue3:51Eddy GrantDance 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-08-05
1.7Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantA Time to Remember: 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-10-07
The CDCard CompanyCD529
1.12Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantClassic EightiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)7243 8 57935 2 3
2.11Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantEighties CompleteVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)8567612
3.11Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantEssential EightiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)859184
1.5Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantHits of the 80’s: 1982–1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 28221
1.5Electric Avenue3:44Eddy GrantI Don't Wanna DanceEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
DiskyBM 871572
1.7Electric Avenue3:43Eddy GrantReggae Celebration Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media489050 2, SMM 489050 2
1.6Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantThe Best ofEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram537 225-2
1.6Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantThe Best of Eddy GrantEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
ICE (label founded by Eddy Grant)
4.5Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantYoung at Heart: Classic Hits of the Early 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s DigestRDCD1881-5
2.18Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantGreatest Hits of the 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyHR 853222
1.11Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantEssential Eighties 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)823476
1.15Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantPure ReggaeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)I2 65122
2.1Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantThe Complete CollectionEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
CMC Special6245-2
2.9Electric Avenue3:42Eddy GrantNow That’s What I Call Music! 1983: The Millennium SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-06-21
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 5 20262 2 7, NOWMIL 1983
1.3Electric Avenue3:41Eddy GrantGrant’s GreatestEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
1.3Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantGreatest Hits CollectionEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)NEDCD 449
1.1Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantHits From the FrontlineEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
1.4Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantLet It Rock 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-04-11
Direct Source Special Products Inc., Sony Music Special ProductsLR 65272
1.10Electric Avenue3:51Eddy GrantCasey Kasem Presents America’s Top Ten Hits: 1980sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-04-24
Top Sail ProductionsTSP-71889
1.16Electric Avenue3:44Eddy GrantAbsolute Music 36Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA Records ANS (Norwegian record company, not for release label use)EVACD36
1.6Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantAwesome 80's, Volume 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)22522
1.3Electric Avenue3:43Eddy GrantGrant’s GreatestEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)9902361
1.2Electric Avenue3:42Eddy GrantThe Best of Eddy GrantEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
Delta #123216
1.2Electric Avenue3:44Eddy GrantThe Best of Eddy GrantEddy GrantAlbum
Euro TrendCD 152.477
1.15Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantThe Greatest HitsEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
ICE (label founded by Eddy Grant)8573-88597-2
1.15Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantThe Greatest HitsEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
ICE (label founded by Eddy Grant)STIFCD 001
4.3Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantLike, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-07-02
Rhino (reissue label)R2 78239
1.3Electric Avenue3:43Eddy GrantOld Skool Reggae: 40 Summer Reggae AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-07-15
Relentless Records (UK)RELEN008CD
1.2Electric Avenue3:48Eddy Grant5@8 Années 80 Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Canada
1.3Electric Avenue3:50Eddy GrantAwesome 80’s, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)2251
2.15Electric Avenue3:42Eddy GrantClub TropicanaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music TVSTVCD145
2.2Electric Avenue3:44Eddy GrantReggae - Songs of FreedomVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.7Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantEssential 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003-01-29
Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label)
1.11Electric Avenue3:48Eddy Grant30 Disco Fever HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Euro TrendCD 246.436
1.3Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantThe Very Best of Eddy Grant - Road to ReparationEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-01-01
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)1775167
3.13Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantNOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-03-11
Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series)
1.3Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantThe Very Best of Eddy Grant: Road to ReparationEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-06-30
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)1775167
1.1Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantThe Very Best of Eddy Grant: The Road to ReparationEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-07-08
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0011520-02
1.2Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantPineapple ExpressVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2008-08-05
Lakeshore Records
1.2Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantPineapple ExpressVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records
1.3Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantThe Very Best of Eddy Grant: Road to Reparation (South Africa release)Eddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
ICE (label founded by Eddy Grant), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)StarCD 7286
1.19Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantÖ3 Zeitreise 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AT2009-01-30
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)88697427712
3.16Electric Avenue3:47Eddy Grant80 was prachtig! Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697603272
3.6Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantFor Fuld Musik 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UNI 532 265 8
1.15Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantAshes to Ashes: Series 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2010-04-12
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)8697675222
1.19Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantTotal No. 2sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.48Electric Avenue3:45Eddy GrantNOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-04-26
Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series)
3.8Electric Avenue3:43Eddy GrantMore 80 From the 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2011-08-09
Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)5335368
1.5Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantLondon 2012: 20 Classic Songs of the CityVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-06-18
Universal UMC5339004
3.10Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantWired for Sound: The 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)88765458292
1.1Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantKiller on the RampageEddy GrantAlbum
  • XW2024-02-23
ICE (label founded by Eddy Grant)
1.3Electric Avenue3:48Eddy Grant80's Dance PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.4Electric Avenue3:42Eddy GrantCapital Gold Reggae ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9808537
1.7Electric Avenue3:46Eddy GrantMastermix Classic Cuts 83: PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)CC083
1.3Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantRhythm Come Forward, Volume IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.3Electric Avenue3:47Eddy GrantThe Very BestEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)EG-2347-VB
1.1Electric Avenue3:52Eddy GrantTM Century: GoldDisc 136Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
2.9Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantPop Beats Series 2, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999
CD PoolPB 2005
12.1Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantThe Radio Essential SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
1.9Electric Avenue3:50Eddy GrantSelections From "Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)"Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
Bootleg
1.3Electric Avenue3:48Eddy GrantThe Very BestEddy GrantAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone (BOOTLEG LABEL pretending to be the real one), Polydor (bootleg label)ED-2347-VB, EG - 2347 - VB
30.5Electric Avenue3:47Eddy Grant80’s Giga Hits CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008
(unknown)
1.2Electric Avenue3:49Eddy GrantBig Hits of the 80'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

mash-ups:Electric Avenue Hurts So Good in Philadelphia (John Cougar & Elton John vs. Eddy Grant) by Talk Hard Productions
part of:VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 23) (order: 23)
recording of:Electric Avenue

Related works

Electric Avenue

lyricist and composer:Eddy Grant
publisher:Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
was commissioned by:Greenheart Music
later parody versions:Flatbush Avenue