Electric Relaxation
A Tribe Called Quest
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Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Honey, check it out, you got me mesmerized With your black hair and fat-ass thighs Street poetry is my everyday But yo, I gotta stop when you trot my way If I was working at the club you would not pay Hey yo, my man Phife Diggy, he got something to say I like 'em brown, yellow, Puero Rican or Haitian Name is Phife Dawg from the Zulu Nation Told you in the jam that We Can Get Down Now let's Knock the Boots like the group H-Town You got BBD all on your bedroom wall But I'm Above the Rim and this is how I ball A pretty little something on the New York street This is how I represent over this here beat Talking bout you Yo, I took you out But sex was on my mind for the whole damn route My mind was in a frenzy and a horny state But I couldn't drop dimes 'cause you couldn't relate Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Stretch out your legs, let me make you bawl Drive you insane, drive you up the wall Staring at your dome-piece, very strong Stronger Than Pride, stronger than Teflon Take you on the ave and you buy me links Now I wanna pound the putang until it stinks You can be my mama and I'll be your boy Original rude boy, never am I coy You can be a shorty in my ill convoy Not to come across as a thug or a hood But hon, you got the goods, like Madeline Woods By the way, my name's Malik The Five-Foot Freak Let's say we get together by the end of the week She simply said, "No," labeled me a hoe I said, "How you figure?" "My friends told me so." I hate when silly groupies wanna run they yap Word to God, hon, I don't get down like that I'll have you weak in the knees that you could hardly speak Or we could do like Uncle L and swing an ep in my jeep Keep it in the down, yo, we keep it discrete See, I'm not the type to kid to have my biz in the streets If my mom don't approve, then I'll just elope Let me sink the little man from inside the boat Let me hit it from the back, girl I won't catch a hernia Bust off on your couch, now you got Seamen's Furniture Shaheed, Phife and the Extra P Stacy, DJ and my man L.G. They know the Abstract is really soul on ice The character is of men, never ever of mice Shorty let me tell you about my only vice It has to do with lots of loving and it ain't nothing nice Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down
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Written by: Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, Malik Izaak Taylor, Ronnie Foster
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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12 facts about this song
Album Origin"Electric Relaxation" is a song from A Tribe Called Quest's third studio album, "Midnight Marauders," which was released in 1993.
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Chart SuccessThe song reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and number 13 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
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LyricsThe song contains two verses from both Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, which is unusual as most of the group's songs contain more verses from Q-Tip.
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Samples"Electric Relaxation" samples "Mystic Brew" by Ronnie Foster and "Outside Love" by Brethren, showcasing the group's knack for incorporating jazz elements into their music.
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Video AppearanceThe song's music video was shot in black and white, a stylistic decision that added to the hip-hop group's cool, laid-back image.
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TV Show ThemeThe instrumental version of the song was used as the theme for comedian Chris Rock's late-night talk show, "The Chris Rock Show," which aired on HBO from 1997 to 2000.
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Influential ImpactThe song has been recognized as one of the best hip-hop songs of all time, earning praise for its chill tempo, relaxed lyrics, and innovative use of sampling.
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Cover VersionsDespite its sophisticated structures and lyrics, the song has been covered by several artists across different genres, including Robert Glasper and Yasiin Bey (Mos Def).
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TributeThe song was performed as a tribute to Phife Dawg at the 2022 Grammy Awards after Phife's death in 2016.
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Lyric DisputeThere's a long-running debate among fans about one of Q-Tip's lyrics in the song, with some hearing it as "bust off on your couch, now you've got Seaman's Furniture" and others as "bust a nut on your couch, now you got Seamen's Furniture." Q-Tip has never clarified the true lyric.
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Radio Success"Electric Relaxation" was one of three singles released from "Midnight Marauders" and it received heavy radio play, which helped to solidify A Tribe Called Quest's place in hip-hop history.
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Named by FansDespite A Tribe Called Quest never actually mentioning the phrase "Electric Relaxation" in the song, fans dubbed it such because of its overall vibe and relaxed beat.
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