"Electricity" is the first single from the album Head Music by Suede, released on April 12, 1999 on Nude Records.
"Electricity" was composed by Elton John and Lee Hall for the hugely successful Billy Elliot the Musical. It was Elton John's 63rd UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was included as a bonus track on the UK reissue of Elton's album Peachtree Road.
"Electricity" is the debut single of the post-punk and synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It is notable for having been recorded numerous times. The earliest versions are live recordings of the group The Id that was Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys' previous group. The song is one of the OMDs most popular and recognisable songs even though it never became a hit. The three attempts are scoring a hit only achieved the lowly (but significant for the group at the time) #99 in 1979 . "Electricity" would later appear on OMDs debut album and is regularly featured on OMDs compilations.
All incarnations of the "Electricity" single were backed by the B-side and fellow debut album track "Almost." This song was inspired by The Teardrop Explodes' song "Camera, Camera" .
