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“Electric Relaxation” by A Tribe Called Quest
From the album Midnight Marauders (1993)
“Electric Relaxation” by A Tribe Called Quest appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2021 and 2025. It was first released in 1993 on the album Midnight Marauders. Its best result is #159 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,988 indie & aaa song of all time and #431 of the '90s.
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"Electric Relaxation" finds A Tribe Called Quest in no hurry at all. Pulled from Midnight Marauders, the group's third album, as its second single, it rides a sample of "Mystic Brew", a tune by jazz organist Ronnie Foster, and the whole thing glides rather than punches. The Tribe produced it themselves, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad share the writing credit, and Bob Power helped them record and mix it. Jive released it, and Josh Taft directed the video.
It only crept to No. 65 on the Hot 100, but its afterlife has been long: The WB's The Wayans Bros. used it as the opening theme for its first two seasons, and in 2024 Rock the Bells ranked the beat the third greatest in hip-hop history.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 413 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 265 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2022 | 806 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2025 | 159 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
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