Electric Relaxation | |
Cover: | Electricrelaxation.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | A Tribe Called Quest |
Album: | Midnight Marauders |
B-Side: | Midnight |
Released: | February 28, 1994 |
Recorded: | 1993 |
Genre: | |
Length: | (single) (album) |
Label: | Jive |
Producer: | A Tribe Called Quest |
Prev Title: | Award Tour |
Prev Year: | 1993 |
Next Title: | Oh My God |
Next Year: | 1994 |
"Electric Relaxation" is the second single from American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest's third album, Midnight Marauders (1993). It contains a sample of the song "Mystic Brew" by jazz organist Ronnie Foster.
The track was featured as the opening theme song for The WB's black sitcom The Wayans Bros., for the first two seasons.
The beat of the song was ranked as the third greatest hip-hop beat of all time by Rock the Bells in 2024.[1]
In a conversation with XXL, Phife Dawg revealed that the beat for "Electric Relaxation" was created in his grandmother's basement by Q-Tip: