Boy Boy Now in the street there is violence And, and a lots of work to be done No place to hang out our washing And, and I can't blame all on the sun Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock it down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Workin' so hard like a soldier Can't afford a thing on TV Deep in my heart I am a warrior Can't get food for them kid Good God we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Who is to blame in one country Never can get to the one Dealin' in multiplication And they still can't feed everyone Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Out in the street Out in the street Out in the dead time Out in the night Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Out in the street Out in the street Out in the playground In the dark side of town Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Hey, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Ohh yeah, higher Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night
Boy Boy Now in the street there is violence And, and a lots of work to be done No place to hang out our washing And, and I can't blame all on the sun Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock it down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Workin' so hard like a soldier Can't afford a thing on TV Deep in my heart I am a warrior Can't get food for them kid Good God we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Who is to blame in one country Never can get to the one Dealin' in multiplication And they still can't feed everyone Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Out in the street Out in the street Out in the dead time Out in the night Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Out in the street Out in the street Out in the playground In the dark side of town Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Hey, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Ohh yeah, higher Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night
Foi escrito e produzido inteiramente por Eddy Grant, mostrando seu controle total sobre a obra.
Lançado em 1982 no álbum *Killer on the Rampage*, a faixa alcançou grande destaque nos EUA apenas no ano seguinte.
O videoclipe exibido no MTV foi crucial para impulsionar a canção, transformando-a em um dos maiores sucessos de 1983 no mercado norte‑americano.
A letra faz referência direta à Electric Avenue em Londres, um local que ficou marcado pelo tumulto da revolta de Brixton em 1981.
A música não aparece em nenhuma trilha sonora de filme ou série conhecida, mas permanece como ícone da era early‑80s em compilations de hits britânicos.
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