"Electric High" is the second single from
Elliot Minor
Elliot Minor are an English rock band from York, England. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Davies, vocalist and guitarist Ed Minton, drummer Dan Hetherton, bassist Ed Hetherton and keyboardist Ali Paul. The band had a str ...
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'' album, written by Alex Davies, produced by Jim Wirt, who also worked with Elliot Minor on their debut self-titled album, and mixed by
Tom Lord-Alge
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. Wirt said of the song's recording: "Electric High was a natural ... everything came together immediately! We ended up using the original scratch vocal, and the original guitars, this is what makes this song stand out, nothing contrived about it."
Electric High Songfacts
/ref> It was released on October 5, 2009, charting at #120.
Many consumers had technical problems buying the single from iTunes
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. iTunes did not resolve the problem in time, and thus iTunes sales were not counted toward the charts.
Music video
The video was filmed in Carling Academy in Newcastle, and features the band performing on a stage with pyrotechnics. It also includes footage from their June–July tour in 2009.
Track listings
CD
# "Electric High" (single edit)
# "Electric High" (acoustic version)
Vinyl
# "Electric High" (single edit)
# "Electric High" (acoustic version)
Digital
# "Electric High" (single edit)
# "Electric High" (acoustic version)
# "Electric High" (live version)
References
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2009 singles
Elliot Minor songs
2009 songs