50 Best Rock Songs About Electricity
Best Rock Tracks on Electricity
There’s a certain spark in songs that circle around electricity. Sometimes it’s literal, a riff snapping like a downed power line. Other times it’s more like a jolt in the chest, that shot of adrenaline when a chorus hits harder than expected. Rock tends to lean into that charge, guitars fuzzed out, vocals stretched to the point of breaking. It doesn’t matter if the lyrics really focus on wires, lightning, or power stations. The current runs underneath anyway, buzzing through the sound like a storm waiting to break.
Plenty of tracks aren’t technically about volts or circuits but still lock into that same energy. They light up a room or pulse through headphones in a way that feels electric. That’s the reason these cuts land alongside actual songs that call out sparks and thunder by name. You hear it in the swagger of riffs, in the sudden crack of a drum fill, in the way a chorus arrives like a blown fuse. Different genres have tapped into this feeling too, with pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all finding ways to lean on the image of electricity as a stand-in for raw power.
The thing about these tracks is they flicker between moods. Some are messy, chaotic, shot through with noise like a storm outside your window. Others hum steady, glowing instead of exploding, but still feeding into that restless energy. A few slip into the playlist even if the lyrics never actually mention power at all, because the vibe is undeniable. These are the best rock songs on electricity to turn up loud when you need that spark.
Top 10 Electric Rock Songs
1. 'Live Wire' by AC/DC
2. 'High Voltage' by AC/DC
3. 'Electric Funeral' by Black Sabbath
4. 'Electric Eye' by Judas Priest
5. 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC
6. 'Shock Me' by Kiss
7. 'Ride the Lightning' by Metallica
8. 'Battery' by Metallica
9. 'Plug In Baby' by Muse
10. 'The Electric Co.' by U2
More Rock Songs About Energy #11 to 20
11. 'Electric Worry' by Clutch
12. 'Electric Man' by Rival Sons
13. 'She's Electric' by Oasis
14. 'The Power of Equality' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
15. 'Electricityscape' by The Strokes
16. 'The Power' by Snap!
17. 'Electric Avenue' by Eddy Grant
18. 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' by Tubeway Army
19. 'Danger! High Voltage' by Electric Six
20. 'Electric Feel' by MGMT
A Variety of Songs About Electricity #21 to 30
21. 'Lightning Strikes' by Aerosmith
22. 'The Power of Love' by Huey Lewis and The News
23. 'Sparks' by The Who
24. 'Electric Love' by BøRNS
25. 'Electric' by Katy Perry
26. 'I've Got the Power' by Snap!
27. 'Electric City' by John Mellencamp
28. 'Electric Lady' by Janelle Monáe
29. 'When Electricity Came to Arkansas' by Black Oak Arkansas
30. 'Lightning Bolt' by Pearl Jam
Discover More Electric Rock Tracks #31 to 40
31. 'Wire to Wire' by Razorlight
32. 'The Mind Electric' by Miracle Musical
33. 'Electric Funeral' by Pantera
34. 'The Electric Circus' by The Cult
35. 'Electric Avenue' by Eddy Grant
36. 'The Power' by Calvin Harris
37. 'Electric Relaxation' by A Tribe Called Quest
38. 'Electric Youth' by Debbie Gibson
39. 'Electric Blue' by Icehouse
40. 'The Power of Love' by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Finding the Best Electric Rock Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Higher Power' by Coldplay
42. 'Static' by The Drones
43. 'Flash' by Queen
44. 'Electric Light' by The Fray
45. 'Ohm' by The Drones
46. 'The Power of the Night' by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
47. 'Electric Head, Pt. 1' by White Zombie
48. 'Electrify' by The Subways
49. 'Electric Sun' by The Subways
50. 'Over My Head' by The Fray
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