Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)

"Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" is the second official single from the Astro-Creep: 2000 album by the heavy metal band White Zombie. A remix version of this song was the first track on the 1996 album Supersexy Swingin' Sounds.

"Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
Single by White Zombie
from the album Astro-Creep: 2000
B-side
ReleasedOctober 1995
Recorded1995
StudioNRG Studios, Los Angeles
Length3:53
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rob Zombie, White Zombie
Producer(s)Terry Date
White Zombie singles chronology
"More Human than Human"
(1995)
"Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
(1995)
"Super-Charger Heaven"
(1996)
Music video
"Electric Head, Pt. 2" on YouTube
Audio
"Electric Head, Pt. 2 (Sexational After Dark mix)" on YouTube

Origins

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The song contains audio samples taken from the 1971 movie Shaft. In the song, the lyrics "A fistful of hair and a splinter in the mind" could possibly refer to Lucio Fulci's 1979 film Zombie in which a zombie grabs a woman by the hair and pulls her through a closet, causing a shard of wood to pierce her eye.

Music video

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The music video, the second music video made for a song from the Astro Creep album, shows the band playing in a circus of freaks, clowns and monsters while riding on a truck.[1]

Track listings

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First single (1995)

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  1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
  2. "Blood, Milk and Sky" (Im-Ho-Tep 3,700 Year Old Boogie Mix) – 5:03

Second single (1995)

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  1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (The Creature Feature 56 Mix) – 4:55
  2. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
  3. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (Shut Up and Kill Mix) – 4:55
  4. "Electric Head Pt. 1 (the Agony)" (LP version) – 4:54

Third single (1995)

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  1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
  2. "More Human than Human" (The Warlord of Mars Mega Mix) – 4:57
  3. "Blood, Milk and Sky" (Im-Ho-Tep 3,700 Year Old Boogie Mix) – 5:03
  4. "Thunder Kiss '65" (Swinging Lovers Mix) – 4:44

Fourth single (1995)

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  1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (the Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
  2. "More Human than Human" (Warlord of Mars Mega Mix) – 5:00
  3. "Black Sunshine" (Indestructible "Sock It to Me" Psycho-Head Mix) – 5:01
  4. "Thunder Kiss '65" (Swinging Lovers Mix) – 6:14
  5. "Creature of the Wheel" (LP version) – 3:25 {incorrectly listed as "Electric Head Pt.2" (the Ecstasy (clean edit) on disc}

Fifth single (1995)

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  1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
  2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" (LP version) – 4:13
  3. "More Human than Human" (LP version) – 4:28
  4. "Super-Charger Heaven" (LP version) – 3:37

Sixth single (1996)

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  1. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:53
  2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" (LP version) – 4:13
  3. "More Human than Human" (Princess of Helium Ultra Mix) – 4:17
  4. "Blood, Milk & Sky" (Im-Ho-Tep 3,7000 Year Old Boogie Mix) – 5:03

Seventh single (1996)

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  1. "Electric Head Part 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:35
  2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Ram" (LP version) – 4:12
  3. "Super-Charger Heaven" (LP version) – 3:37
  4. "More Human than Human" (The Warlord of Mars Mega Mix) – 5:00

Eighth single (1996)

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  1. "Electric Head Part 2 (The Ecstasy)" (LP version) – 3:35
  2. "Super-Charger Heaven" (LP version) – 3:37
  3. "More Human than Human" (LP version) – 4:28
  4. "Thunder Kiss '65" (LP version) – 3:54

Charts

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Chart performance for "Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2][3] 95
UK (Official Charts Company)[4] 31
US (Mainstream Rock Tracks)[5] 27

References

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  1. ^ Music video
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 05 Nov 1995". Retrieved July 13, 2017 – via Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 300.
  4. ^ "Official Charts > White Zombie". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Billboard > Artists / White Zombie > Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2017.