Ecstasy Explained

Ecstasy most often refers to:

• Ecstasy (emotion), a trance or trance-like state in which a person transcends normal consciousness
• Religious ecstasy, a state of consciousness, visions or absolute euphoria
• Ecstasy (philosophy), to be or stand outside oneself
• Ecstasy (drug), colloquial term for MDMA in tablet form, an empathogenic drug

Ecstasy may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Literature

• , a 1996 collection of three novellas by Irvine Welsh
• Ecstasies (book), a 1989 book by Carlo Ginzburg
• Ecstasy (comics), a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe
• "The Ecstasy", a poem by John Donne

Music

Bands

• XTC, an English band, pronounced as X-T-C

Albums

• Ecstasy (Avant album), 2002
• Ecstasy (Deuter album), 1979
• Ecstasy (Kissin' Dynamite album), 2018
• Ecstasy (Lou Reed album), 2000
• Ecstasy (My Bloody Valentine album), 1987
• Ecstasy (Ohio Players album), 1973
• Ecstasy (Steve Kuhn album), 1975

Songs

• "Ecstasy" (ATB song), on his 2004 album No Silence
• "Ecstasy" (Koda Kumi song), on her 2009 album 3 Splash
• "Ecstasy" (New Order song), on their 1983 album Power, Corruption & Lies
• "Ecstasy" (Raspberries song), by the Raspberries on their 1973 album Side 3
• "Ecstasy" (Jody Watley song), by Jody Watley from her 1993 album Intimacy
• "Ecstasy", by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on their 2000 album BTNHResurrection
• "Ecstasy", by Eric Burdon on his 1980 album Darkness Darkness
• "Ecstasy", by Crooked Still on their 2005 album Shaken by a Low Sound
• "Ecstasy", by Danity Kane on their 2008 album Welcome to the Dollhouse
• "Ecstasy", by D-Complex, released for the 2002 music video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
• "Ecstasy", by Iceage on their 2013 album You're Nothing
• "Ecstasy", by jj on their 2009 album jj n° 2
• "Ecstasy", by Megadeth on their 1999 album Risk
• "Ecstasy", by Dolores O'Riordan on her 2007 debut solo album Are You Listening?
• "Ecstasy", by Doc Pomus and Phil Spector, recorded by Ben E. King in 1962
• "Ecstasy", by The Stripes in 1979
• "Ecstasy", by Jaguar Wright on her 2005 album Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul
• "Ecstasy", by zZz, 2003
• "Ecstasy", by Young Thug on his 2019 album So Much Fun
• "Ecstasy (Apple of My Eye)", by Strawberry Switchblade

Other media

• Ecstasy (film), a 1933 Czech film starring Hedy Lamarr and directed by Gustav Machatý
• Ecstasy (play), a 1979 play by Mike Leigh
• Ecstasy (Gill sculpture), a 1911 relief sculpture by Eric Gill
• Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, a 2011 film based on Irvine Welsh's third novella, The Undefeated

Other uses

• Carnival Ecstasy, previously known as Ecstasy, a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines
• Ecstasy (clothing), a fashion brand based in Bangladesh

See also

• • • "Extacy" (Kanye West song)
• Extasy Records, a record label
• Ekkstacy, Canadian singer-songwriter
• XTC (disambiguation)
• Ekstasis (disambiguation)