Energy (Melissa Manchester song)

"Energy"
Single by Melissa Manchester
from the album Mathematics
B-side	"So Full of Yourself"
Released	1985
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop, Hi-NRG
Length	3:36
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Chip Halstead, George Michael Elian, Janis Tunnell
Producer(s)	Trevor Veitch
Melissa Manchester singles chronology
"Mathematics" (1985) "Energy" (1985) "Just One Lifetime" (1985)
"Mathematics" (1985) "Energy" (1985) "Just One Lifetime" (1985)

"Energy" is a song performed by American singer Melissa Manchester, from her 1985 album Mathematics.

Details

The song was arranged by veteran songwriter Greg Mathieson and was released as the second single from the album, following the underperformance of the lead single "Mathematics", MCA hoped to reverse the album's fortune by releasing this Hi-NRG track with an aim for the club market.

Melissa Manchester filmed a videoclip to promote the song, which sees the singer and her band in a sort of industrial-setting stage performing the song.

The single was released on 7" and 12" formats featuring remixes, but it failed to chart either on the Billboard Hot 100 or the dance charts, and failed to chart elsewhere. The b-side to the single was a non-album song, called "So Full Of Yourself", which was co-written by Manchester and Tom Snow and used as the b-side to all 3 singles off the album.

Personnel

• Melissa Manchester: Lead vocals
• Greg Mathieson, Richard Gibbs: Synthesizer, keyboards
• Lee Ritenour, Michael Landau, Trevor Veitch: Guitar
• Abraham Laboriel: Bass guitar
• Carlos Vega: Drums
• Richard Page, Steve George: Backing vocals

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Track listings

7" single

1. "Energy" – 3:36
2. "So Full of Yourself" – 3:36

12" single

1. "Energy (Power mix) – 5:20
2. "Energy" (Dub version) – 4:10

Duck Sauce version

"NRG"
Single by Duck Sauce
from the album Quack
Released	April 8, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	Nu-disco funky house hi-NRG
Length	3:16
Label	Fool's Gold
Songwriter(s)	George Michael Elian Chip Halstead Janis Tunnell
Producer(s)	Duck Sauce
Duck Sauce singles chronology
"Radio Stereo" (2013) "NRG" (2014) "Ring Me" (2014)
"Radio Stereo" (2013) "NRG" (2014) "Ring Me" (2014)

American-Canadian DJ duo Duck Sauce sampled the chorus of Manchester's song to create "NRG", which was released as the lead single off their long-awaited debut album Quack in 2014. The song achieved good reviews, but was not a hit, only peaking at number 73 in the Wallonia region of Belgium, and at number 121 in the UK.

The group filmed a music video which mocked late-night infomercials, with Duck Sauce members Armand van Helden and A-Trak watching late-night television that announces NRG, "the everything gel". The informercials, presented by comedian Jon Daly, present the gel as a remedy for different problems, including as a cooking sauce, headaches, dancing in rhythm, sexual vigour, exercise cramps, and more. The last part of the informercials show bizarre side effects consuming the product might give. The last part of the videoclip shows Duck Sauce DJ-ing at a club for all the people involved in the commercials. This song was also included in the racing game Forza Horizon 2

Other cover versions

Mexican girl group Flans recorded a Spanish cover of the song titled "Hoy Por Ti, Mañana Por Mi" for their second album 20 Millas, in 1986.

Belgian artist Melissa Kane released the cover as a single in 1992.

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