Danger! High Voltage

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"Danger! High Voltage"
ElectricSix Danger!HighVoltage.jpg
Single by Electric Six
from the album Fire
B-side"I Lost Control (Of My Rock and Roll)"
Released2002 (2002)[a]
Recorded2000
Genre
Length3:34
LabelXL
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Stuart Bradbury
  • Damien Mendis
Electric Six singles chronology
"Danger! High Voltage"
(2002) 		"Gay Bar"
(2003)

"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.[3] 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[]

Jack White of the White Stripes, a fellow Detroit native, performed the secondary lead vocals on the track.[4] Members of the band have claimed in interviews that the singer was an auto mechanic named John S. O'Leary and not White,[5][6] although music critics suspected this name was a pseudonym for White.[7][8]

The song was originally recorded in early 2000,[9] 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.[10] 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[]

The New York Times called the song "catchier than anything on the radio by the White Stripes."[11] The Guardian called it "insanely catchy", though "the archetypal comic novelty single."[12] Josh Tyrangiel with Time magazine also praised the track.[13] NME'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."[14] 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.[3] 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."[15]

In other media[]

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.[16] This song also appears in the CD entitled "As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2" of the album of 2 Many DJs (2002).**

Music video[]

The video for this song was produced by Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire and stars lead singer Dick Valentine and actress 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.[17]

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 2002 (2002) 7-inch vinyl XL
Australia December 23, 2002 (2002-12-23) CD [33]
United Kingdom January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [3]
United States March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17) Alternative radio [34]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The UK 7-inch single and Australian CD were released in 2002.

References[]

  1. ^ "Fire – Billboard". Billboard. May 31, 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2021. It's the catchiest dance-rock track to come along in years.
  2. ^ "Interview: Electric Six". musicOMH. August 3, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2021. ...Electric Six’s Danger! High Voltage! single, an insanely catchy piece of sleazy funk rock...
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Plagenhoef, Scott; Schreiber, Ryan, eds. (November 2008). The Pitchfork 500. Simon & Schuster. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-1-4165-6202-3.
  4. ^ "IN Interview: The Electric Six | inweekly". Inweekly.net. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Ieg / Ecc. "Music From the Underground - Electric Six". antiMUSIC. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "Electric Six Interview". Freewilliamsburg.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  7. ^ Haag, Stephen. "Electric Six: Fire". PopMatters. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  8. ^ "5 Jack White projects you may not know about". AXS. June 23, 2014.
  9. ^ Handyside, 2013, pg. 180
  10. ^ Handyside, 2013, pg. 183
  11. ^ Strauss, Neil (February 16, 2003). "MUSIC: SPINS; Burning Down the Garage". The New York Times. Retrieved on January 4, 2008
  12. ^ Petridis, Alexis (June 27, 2003), "Electric Six: Fire" The Guardian. Retrieved on January 4, 2008
  13. ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (June 2, 2003), "Brilliant Idiots". Time Retrieved on January 4, 2008
  14. ^ "Electric Six: Danger! High Voltage". New Music Express. January 7, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  15. ^ Phillips, Amy. "Sax as a Weapon". Village Voice.
  16. ^ "Xbox Celebrates a Legacy of Innovation in Forza Motorsport 6 TV Ad". Xbox Wire. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  17. ^ https://altpick.com/news/542
  18. ^ Danger! High Voltage (US CD single liner notes). Electric Six. XL Recordings. 2002. XLS 157CDUS.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ Danger! High Voltage (UK CD1 liner notes). Electric Six. XL Recordings. 2002. XLS 151CDS.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ Danger! High Voltage (UK CD2 liner notes). Electric Six. XL Recordings. 2003. XLS 151CD2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ Danger! High Voltage (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Electric Six. XL Recordings. 2002. XLS 151.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. ^ Danger! High Voltage (Australian CD single liner notes). Electric Six. XL Recordings. 2002. XLS151CDE.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ "Issue 677" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  24. ^ "Ultratop.be – Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  25. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 5. January 25, 2003. p. 15. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  26. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Danger! High Voltage". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  27. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  29. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  30. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  31. ^ "Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  32. ^ "British single certifications – Electric Six – Danger High Voltage". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  33. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 23rd December 2002" (PDF). ARIA. December 23, 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  34. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1495. March 14, 2003. p. 26. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

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