Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy) Explained

Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)
Cover:	White Zombie - Electric Head Pt2.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	White Zombie
Album:	Astro-Creep: 2000
Released:	October 1995
Recorded:	1995
Studio:	NRG Studios, Los Angeles
Length:	3:53
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Terry Date
Prev Title:	More Human than Human
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Super-Charger Heaven
Next Year:	1996
Misc:

"Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" is the second official single from the Astro-Creep: 2000 album by the heavy metal band White Zombie. A remix version of this song was the first track on the 1996 album Supersexy Swingin' Sounds.

Origins

The song contains audio samples taken from the 1971 movie Shaft. In the song, the lyrics "A fistful of hair and a splinter in the mind" could possibly refer to Lucio Fulci's 1979 film Zombie in which a zombie grabs a woman by the hair and pulls her through a closet, causing a shard of wood to pierce her eye.

Music video

The music video, the second music video made for a song from the Astro Creep album, shows the band playing in a circus of freaks, clowns and monsters while riding on a truck.^[1]

Track listings

First single (1995)

1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
2. "Blood, Milk and Sky" (Im-Ho-Tep 3,700 Year Old Boogie Mix) – 5:03

Second single (1995)

1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (The Creature Feature 56 Mix) – 4:55
2. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
3. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (Shut Up and Kill Mix) – 4:55
4. "Electric Head Pt. 1 (the Agony)" (LP version) – 4:54

Third single (1995)

1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
2. "More Human than Human" (The Warlord of Mars Mega Mix) – 4:57
3. "Blood, Milk and Sky" (Im-Ho-Tep 3,700 Year Old Boogie Mix) – 5:03
4. "Thunder Kiss '65" (Swinging Lovers Mix) – 4:44

Fourth single (1995)

1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
2. "More Human than Human" (Warlord of Mars Mega Mix) – 5:00
3. "Black Sunshine" (Indestructible "Sock It to Me" Psycho-Head Mix) – 5:01
4. "Thunder Kiss '65" (Swinging Lovers Mix) – 6:14
5. "Creature of the Wheel" (LP version) – 3:25

Fifth single (1995)

1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" (LP version) – 4:13
3. "More Human than Human" (LP version) – 4:28
4. "Super-Charger Heaven" (LP version) – 3:37

Sixth single (1996)

1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" (LP version) – 4:13
3. "More Human than Human" (Princess of Helium Ultra Mix) – 4:17
4. "Blood, Milk & Sky" (Im-Ho-Tep 3,7000 Year Old Boogie Mix) – 5:03

Seventh single (1996)

1. "Electric Head Part 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:35
2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Ram" (LP version) – 4:12
3. "Super-Charger Heaven" (LP version) – 3:37
4. "More Human than Human" (The Warlord of Mars Mega Mix) – 5:00

Eighth single (1996)

1. "Electric Head Part 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:35
2. "Super-Charger Heaven" (LP version) – 3:37
3. "More Human than Human" (LP version) – 4:28
4. "Thunder Kiss '65" (LP version) – 3:54

Charts

Chart performance for "Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"!Chart (1995)!Peak
position

Australia (ARIA)^[2] ^[3]	95
UK (Official Charts Company)^[4]	31
US (Mainstream Rock Tracks)^[5]	27

Notes and References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WdYvr2QpC3E&vq=large#t=18 Music video
2. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 05 Nov 1995. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). July 13, 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
3. 300.
4. Web site: Official Charts > White Zombie. The Official Charts Company. July 13, 2017.
5. Web site: Billboard > Artists / White Zombie > Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs. Billboard. July 13, 2017.