Electric Avenue (song)
"Electric Avenue" is a song by Guyanese-British musician Eddy Grant. Written and produced by Grant, it was released on his 1982 studio album Killer on the Rampage. In the United States, with the help of the MTV music video he made, it was one of the biggest hits of 1983. The song refers to Electric Avenue in London the 1981 Brixton riot.
| "Electric Avenue" | |
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UK cover | |
| Single by Eddy Grant | |
| from the album Killer on the Rampage | |
| Released | April 18, 1983 |
| Recorded | 1982 |
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| Length | 3:12 (radio edit) 3:47 (album version) 6:20 (extended version) |
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| Songwriter(s) | Eddy Grant |
| Producer(s) | Eddy Grant |
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"Electric Avenue"
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| Music video | |
| "Electric Avenue" on YouTube | |
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