From the Author: I live in Southern California and have been country dancing for over 6 years. I have spent many nights out both line dancing and partner dancing and like to travel to find all the good places to dance. I still really enjoy dancing the Electric Slide! Author bio here. If you have any questions I respond quickly to comments!
As a country line dancer, I am very fond of the Electric Slide! This post is for fellow dancers also crazy about the Electric Slide! Besides your local saloon, it is enjoyed constantly at weddings and parties. Yay! More chances to do it! If you’re hiring a DJ, this post will equip you to mix things up and get away from just the expected songs.
There are hundreds of songs besides the original “Electric Boogie” that you can dance the Electric Slide to. This list is from an alphabetical post I found that you can see here. (Thank you Country DJ Staci!) I wanted to take it a little further and break this list down a bit. I’ve broken it down by years and added the song BPM (Beats Per Minute). But I’ve also broken out the good country dance songs.
The country songs are my favorites and I have danced the Electric Slide to most of those. Enjoy these two tabled lists, I hope they give you some options for your DJ, and read on for more Electric Slide fan “need-to-knows.” and videos. Or, if you just want to start learning it or download a step sheet click on this post: 20 Beginner Line Dances You Need to Know! (The Electric Slide is #3).
What other songs can you do the Electric Slide to?
Country songs first! Here’s a list of 31 common and not-so-common country songs that might get played when the Electric Slide is called out. Some of my favorites here are the two Dwight Yoakum songs: Fast as You, and Little Sister and also I Feel Lucky by Mary-Chapin Carpenter. Songs spanning 39 years!
It can be fun to try out songs on the two ends of the BPM numbers. Try playing Alan Jackson’s Don’t Rock the Jukebox. At 148 BPM it is a pretty fast Electric Slide to keep up with. And, the most common song here to get called will probably always be Achy Breaky Heart, which at 124 BPM is perfect.
Country Songs to do the Electric Slide to:
| YEAR | SONG | ARTIST | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Jolene | Dolly Parton | 111 |
| 1985 | Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On | Mel McDaniel | 107 |
| 1987 | Little Sister | Dwight Yoakum (Elvis Presley) | 139 |
| 1990 | Put Some Drive in Your Country | Travis Tritt | 108 |
| Two of a Kind Workin’ on a Full House | Garth Brooks | 126 | |
| 1991 | Don’t Rock the Jukebox | Alan Jackson | 148 |
| 1992 | Cleopatra Queen of Denial | Pam Tillis | 123 |
| I Feel Lucky | Mary-Chapin Carpenter | 120 | |
| 1993 | A Little Less Talk & A Lot More Action | Toby Keith | 125 |
| Fast as You | Dwight Yoakum | 126 | |
| Rock My World Little Country Girl | Brooks & Dunn | 120 | |
| 1994 | Down on the Farm | Tim McGraw | 128 |
| Indian Outlaw | Tim McGraw | 110 | |
| My Kind of Girl | Collin Raye | 116 | |
| 1995 | I Like It, I Love It | Tim McGraw | 124 |
| Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under | Shania Twain | 132 | |
| 1997 | Man! I Feel Like a Woman | Shania Twain | 125 |
| 2001 | Drinkin’ Bone | Tracy Byrd | 110 |
| 2001 | Only in America | Brooks & Dunn | 138 |
| 2002 | Beer for my Horses | Toby Keith | 119 |
| I’m Gonna Getcha Good | Shania Twain | 124 | |
| 2004 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson | 124 |
| 2005 | Play Something Country | Brooks & Dunn | 115 |
| 2006 | Ladies Love Country Boys | Trace Adkins | 116 |
| 2007 | Hick Chicks | Cowboy Troy | – |
| 2008 | One in Every Crowd | Montgomery Gentry | 111 |
| 2009 | Sideways | Dierks Bentley | 108 |
| 2010 | Why Wait | Rascal Flatts | 122 |
| 2011 | Outta My Head | Craig Campbell | 107 |
| 2013 | Aw Naw | Chris Young country | 110 |
Now here is a long list of 100+ non-country genre songs! These songs span 55 years and fall into nearly any genre of music you can think of. Many well-known & some rather obscure…
Additional Songs to do the Electric Slide to:
| YEAR | Song | Artist | Genre | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Breaking Up is Hard to Do | Neil Sedaka | Pop | 117 |
| 1965 | California Dreamin’ | Mamas & the Papas | Sunshine Pop/Folk rock | 112 |
| 1966 | Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett | Classic Soul | 110 |
| Summer in the City | Lovin’ Spoonful | Folk-Rock | 110 | |
| 1967 | Bernadette | The Four Tops | Soul, Pop | 111 |
| 1968 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | Beatles | Rock, Folk, Pop | 113 |
| Think | Aretha Franklin | Classic Soul | 110 | |
| 1969 | Down on the Corner | Credence Clearwater Revival | Rock | 108 |
| Na Na Hey Hey–Kiss Him Goodbye | Paul Leka | Rock, Pop | 117 | |
| 1970 | Get Up | James Brown | R&B/Soul | 118 |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Your’s | Stevie Wonder | Classic Soul | 109 | |
| 1974 | Lady Marmalade | Patty Labelle | Soul/Disco | 117 |
| 1975 | December 1963 (Oh What a Night) | The Four Seasons | Pop | 104 |
| Get Down Tonight | KC & the Sunshine Band | Dance/Electronic | 113 | |
| That’s the Way I Like It | KC & the Sunshine Band | Dance/Electronic | 109 | |
| Walk This Way | Aerosmith | Hark Rock, Funk Rock | 109 | |
| 1976 | Life in the Fast Lane | The Eagles | Classic Rock | 110 |
| Play that Funky Music | White Cherry | Funk Rock | 109 | |
| Shake Your Booty | KC & the Sunshine Band | Disco | 112 | |
| 1977 | Brick House | The Commodores | R&B, Soul | 108 |
| Feels Like the First Time | Foreigner | Rock, Hard rock | 108 | |
| Heart of Glass | Blondie | Alternative/Indie | 114 | |
| I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | Pop | 117 | |
| 1978 | A Night to Remember | Shalamar | Funk, R&B/Soul | 109 |
| Do Ya Think I’m Sexy | Rod Stewart | Disco | 112 | |
| Got to Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | Disco | 115 | |
| Old Time Rock & Roll | Bob Segar | Rock, Blues | 120 | |
| Renegade | Styxx | Classic Rock | 106 | |
| 1979 | And the Beat Goes On | The Whispers | Post-Disco | 115 |
| Ladies Night | Kool & the Gang | R&B/Soul | 112 | |
| 1980 | Another One Bites the Dust | Queen | Funk rock, Classic rock | 110 |
| Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode | Dance/Electronic | 113 | |
| Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen | Heartland Rock | 110 | |
| Upside Down | Diana Ross | Disco | 108 | |
| 1981 | Get Down on It | Kool & the Gang | R&B/Soul | 111 |
| 1982 | Atomic Dog | George Clinton | R&B/Soul | 108 |
| Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Pop | 117 | |
| Come On Eileen | Dexy’s Midnight Runners | Pop | 107 | |
| Forget Me Nots | Patrice Rushen | Funk | 115 | |
| I Want Candy | Bow Wow Wow | Dance/Electronic | 110 | |
| 1983 | All Night Long | Lionel Ritchie | Pop | 109 |
| Break My Stride | Matthew Wilder | Electropop | 110 | |
| Cruel Summer | Bananarama | Pop | 108 | |
| Legs | ZZ Top | Blues Rock, Synth-Pop | 125 | |
| Sharp-Dressed Man | ZZ Top | Classic Rock | 125 | |
| 1984 | All She Wants to Do Is Dance | Don Henley | Adult contemporary | 115 |
| Caribbean Queen | Billy Ocean | Pop | 114 | |
| Obsession | Animotion | Pop | 115 | |
| Somebody’s Watching Me | Rockwell | Pop | 124 | |
| 1985 | Addicted to Love | Robert Palmer | R&B/Soul | 112 |
| Anything, Anything | Dramarama | Rock | 122 | |
| 1986 | Keep Your Hands to Yourself | Georgia Satellites | Rock | 115 |
| Kiss | Prince | R&B/Soul | 111 | |
| Tuff Enuff | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | Electric Blues | 116 | |
| 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | R&B, Dance-Pop | 114 |
| Looking for a New Love | Jody Watley | Pop, Freestyle | 109 | |
| My Eyes Don’t Cry | Stevie Wonder | R&B/Soul | 115 | |
| 1988 | It Takes Two | Rob Base | Hip-Hop/Rap | 112 |
| My Prerogative | Bobby Brown | Contemporary R&B | 110 | |
| She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | Pop Rock | 109 | |
| The Wanderer | Dion | Easy Listening | 116 | |
| 1989 | Bust a Move | Young MC | Hip-Hop/Rap | 117 |
| Funky Cold Medina | Tone Loc | Funk | 117 | |
| Ice Ice Baby | Vanilla Ice | Hip-Hop/Rap | 116 | |
| Like a Prayer | Madonna | Pop Rock | 111 | |
| Rhythm Nation | Janet Jackson | Pop | 109 | |
| 1990 | A Mover La Colita | Sonora Dinamita | – | 110 |
| Feels Good | Tony Toni Tone | Contemporary R&B | 117 | |
| Poison | Bel Biv Devoe | Contemporary R&B, Hip-Hop/Rap | 112 | |
| The Power | Snap! | Eurodance, Hip House | 109 | |
| 1991 | Emotions | Mariah Carey | Contemporary R&B | 115 |
| Even Flow | Pearl Jam | Grunge, Rock | 105 | |
| 1992 | Humpin’ Around | Bobby Brown | R&B/Soul | 110 |
| 1995 | Just a Girl | No Doubt | Alternative/Indie, Pop | 108 |
| 1996 | Disco Inferno | Bee Gees | Disco/Funk | 130 |
| Escandalo | Sonora Dinamita | Latin American | 103 | |
| Shake a Pudding | Dub Narcotic Sound System | Dub | – | |
| Wannabe | Spice Girls | Dance-Pop | 110 | |
| 1997 | Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) | Backstreet Boys | Pop | 108 |
| Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It | Will Smith | Hip-Hop/Rap | 108 | |
| Miami | Will Smith | Hip-Hop/Rap | 108 | |
| 1999 | Larger Than Life | Backstreet Boys | Rock | 108 |
| 2001 | Island in the Sun | Weezer | Alternative/Indie | 105 |
| She Hates Me | Puddle of Mud | Hard Rock, Rock | 110 | |
| 2002 | Arrepegaito | Raza Obrera | – | 109 |
| Hot in Herre | Nelly | Dirty Rap/R&B | 107 | |
| Turn Me On | Kevin Lyttle | Reggae, R&B/Soul | 106 | |
| Without Me | Eminem | Hip-Hop/Rap | 112 | |
| 2004 | Fuego | Kumbia Kings | Cumbia | 114 |
| Hollaback Girl | Gwen Stefani | Pop | 110 | |
| Milkshake | Kelis | R&B/Soul | 113 | |
| Sabes a Chocolate | Kumbia Kings | Cubia, Latin Pop, Hip-Hop | 110 | |
| 2006 | Crazy | Gnarles Barkley | R&B/Soul, Pop | 115 |
| Dime Quien Es | Los Rieleros del Norte | Regional Mexican | 107 | |
| 2007 | Lean Like a Cholo | Down AKA Kilo | Hip-Hop/Rap | 120 |
| Midnight | Pitbull | Hip-Hop/Rap | 99 | |
| 2010 | Everyday People | Sly & the Family Stone | Funk | 115 |
| Rollin’ in the Deep | Adele | Pop | 106 | |
| 2013 | Get Lucky | Daft Punk | Dance/Electronic | 116 |
| Habits (Stay High) | Tove Lo | Alternative/Inde, Pop | 110 | |
| 2015 | Can’t Feel my Face | The Weeknd | Pop/Disco-funk | 108 |
Electric Slide Original Song – The Electric Boogie
I’ve never actually danced the Electric Slide to the original song “The Electric Boogie.” But, originally this is where it all started! Created originally in 1976 by the choreographer, pianist, and Broadway performer Richard L. “Ric” Silver to the song by Marcia Griffiths & Bunny Wailer. See a popular YouTube video below with Marcia Griffiths singing…
One great thing about the Electric Slide is that it is a line dance that gives you the opportunity to add some of your own stylings. The above Tutorial shows some variations that you can add to it. The most common is to make your grapevines, rolling grapevines. I’ve even seen people facing the wrong way, but still keeping time and stepping in line.
Have fun with this list of Electric Slide song options and… Slide on!