Icehouse - Electric Blue (12" Extended Mix) 1987
Producer – David Lord
Producer [Additional], Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
© 1987 Chrysalis
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"Electric Blue" is a 1987 hit single by the Australian rock / synthpop band Icehouse and was co-written by Iva Davies of Icehouse and John Oates of the U.S. band Hall & Oates. The single reached number one on the Australian singles chart on 16 November 1987, #7 on the American Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 21 May 1988, #10 on the Canadian Singles Chart, #53 on the UK singles charts, and #4 on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart in November 1987. Released in August 1987, it was the second single from their number one album Man of Colours on Regular Records in Australia, and, with a slightly different cover, on Chrysalis Records for European and North American releases. It is played regularly on Australian radio stations and remains one of their most popular songs according to listeners of Triple M in 2007.
John Oates became involved with Davies after contacting him to state he was a fan. The resulting collaboration produced this song and Oates has stated that if Davies had not released the song under the Icehouse name then it would have been a Hall and Oates track.
In Australia, "Electric Blue" was available for a limited time on 7 inch blue vinyl.
A remix version by Skipraiders was released on the Icehouse album Meltdown in 2002. In July 2007, it was covered by pop artist Steve Ward at the Pink Lemonade Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser.
On 5 September 2011, "Electric Blue" re-entered the Australian (ARIA) Singles Chart at #80.
Lyric:
If a boy had a chance
A chance with someone like you
Are you gonna break his heart
Let him cry for the moon
Are you hiding somewhere behind those eyes?
(I just freeze)
I just freeze every time
You see through me
And it's all over you
Electric blue
(On my knees)
On my knees
Help me baby
Tell me what can I do?
Electric blue
Oh, I had a dream
For a moment I believed it was true
Oh I'd have given anything
Just to be there with you
Are you hiding somewhere behind those eyes?
(I just freeze)
I just freeze every time
You see through me
And it's all over you
Electric blue
(In too deep)
In too deep
Standing here waiting
As I'm breaking in two
Electric blue
(I can see)
I can see
Can see that it may be
Just a vision of you
Electric blue
(On my knees)
On my knees
Help me baby
Tell me what can I do?
Electric blue
(Help me baby)
Are you hiding somewhere behind those eyes?
(In those eyes)
I just freeze
Every time you see through me
And it's all over you
Electric blue
(In too deep)
In too deep
Standing here waiting
As I'm breaking in two
Electric blue
(I can see)
I can see
Can see that it may be
Just a vision of you
Electric blue
(On my knees)
On my knees
Help me baby
Tell me what can I do?
Electric blue
(In those eyes)
I just freeze
Every time you see through me
And it's all over you
Electric blue
(In too deep)
In too deep
Standing here waiting
As I'm breaking in two
Electric blue
(I can see) I can see
Can see that it
May be just a vision of you
Electric blue
(On my knees)
On my knees
Help me baby
Tell me what can I do?
Electric blue
Electric blue
Electric blue
Electric blue