The songwriter of "Electric Slide" reached out to EDM.com to dispel any rumors. 
 
 Unfortunately, we received word from Bunny Wailer and his team that this was a false internet rumor. In a statement made directly to EDM.com, Neville Livingston stated: 
 
 At no time have I ever lent credence to a rumor that the song was inspired by anything other than Eddie Grant’s Electric Avenue. To state otherwise is a falsehood and offends my legacy, the legacy of the singer Marcia Griffiths, and tarnishes the reputation of a song beloved by millions of fans the world over. 
 
 Despite the rumors being false, 
 
 The original article can be found below: 
 
 We are shook. The legendary song we all know and love, "The Electric Slide", also known as "The Electric Boogie", has revealed its true meaning from the songwriter himself Neville Livingston. The 71-year-old has been rumored to have confirmed the song is about a vibrator. 
 
 Wait, what?! 
 
 Yes, a ladies favorite toy. We had no idea! Sources say Livingston aka Bunny Wailer, was inspired to write the song after a girlfriend told him she didn't need him she had her vibrator called the "Electric Slide". Damn. Although this is unconfirmed yet, take a look at the lyrics for yourself and decide. We will never be the same. 
 
 We have reached out for an official statement, but this is still life-changing. 
 
 It's electric! 
 
 You can't see it (it's electric!) 
 
 You gotta feel it (it's electric!) 
 
 Ooh, it's shakin' (it's electric!) 
 
 Jiggle-a-mesa-cara 
 
 She's a pumpin' like a matic 
 
 She's a movin' like electric 
 
 She sure got the boogie 
 
 You gotta know it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 Now you can't hold it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 But you know it there, 
 
 Here, there and everywhere 
 
 I've got to move, 
 
 I'm going on a party ride 
 
 I've got to groove, groove, groove, 
 
 And from this music 
 
 I just can't hide 
 
 Are you comin' with me? 
 
 Come let me take you on a party ride 
 
 And I'll teach you, teach you, teach you 
 
 I'll teach you the electric slide 
 
 Some say it's mystic 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 You can't resist it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 You can't do without it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 Jiggle-a-mesa-cara she's a pumpin' like a matic 
 
 She's movin' like electric 
 
 She sure got the boogie 
 
 Don't want to lose it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 But you can't choose it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 But you know it's there, 
 
 Here, there and everywhere 
 
 I've got to move, 
 
 Come let me take you on a party ride 
 
 And I'll teach you, teach you, teach you 
 
 I'll teach you the electric slide 
 
 You can't see it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 You gotta feel it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 Ooh, it's shakin' 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 Jiggle-a-mesa-cara she's a pumpin' like a matic 
 
 She's movin' like electric 
 
 She sure got the boogie 
 
 You gotta know it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 Now you can't hold it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 But you know it's there, 
 
 Here, there and everywhere 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh! 
 
 Quotes originally appeared on aazios. ||||| Lots of songs are about sex and orgasms, but “Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide)” is not one of them. 
 
 No, despite rumors that made their way this week across social media and into some news outlets ― including HuffPost ― that song you danced to at your niece’s bat mitzvah and your cousin Sara’s wedding is not about a vibrator. 
 
 The outlet Aazios, an online source of LGBTQ news and entertainment, got the ball rolling on Tuesday when it reported an unnamed source “close to” the songwriter Neville Livingston, aka Bunny Wailer, had confirmed the song was about a vibrator. The publication said the source reached out to Wailer in Kingston, Jamaica, where he lives, to find the real meaning. 
 
 “I’m surprised it took people this long to figure out,” Aazios reported the source said. 
 
 But that interpretation is apparently not true. Livingston adamantly denied the rumor in a statement to EDM: 
 
 “At no time have I ever lent credence to a rumor that the song was inspired by anything other than Eddie Grant’s Electric Avenue,” he said. “To state otherwise is a falsehood and offends my legacy, the legacy of the singer Marcia Griffiths, and tarnishes the reputation of a song beloved by millions of fans the world over.” 
 
 Despite the truth being out there, people were rattled (yet excited) by the idea that the song could possibly have been about a sex toy: 
 
 How old were y’all when y’all found out the electric slide was about a vibrator? I was right now years old. Literally. — TR (@TrevRichHD) June 28, 2018 
 
 Going over Cha Cha Slide and Cupid Shuffle lyrics because I missed the memo that the Electric Slide is about a vibrator and everything is a lie. pic.twitter.com/RW6f7W8QSC — lauren warren (@iamlaurenp) June 27, 2018 
 
 What’s this I hear about “the electric slide” being about a damn vibrator pic.twitter.com/YzswHnv1OY — Mik. (@imnotmikkishep) June 28, 2018 
 
 The writer of "The Electric Slide" song has confirmed it's about a vibrator, now it makes sense why women love dancing it to it at weddings while the men stand there not knowing what to do. — Dan Regan (@Social_Mime) June 27, 2018 
 
 Caribbean people leaving the party now that we know The Electric Slide is about a vibrator pic.twitter.com/Ww82IPyPjb — problematic aries ♈️ (@vintagexpast) June 28, 2018 
 
 Today I learned that Electric Boogie AKA The Electric Slide is about a vibrator and I’ve never laughed harder in my entire life about anything. 
 
 
 
 My faith in humanity is temporarily restored. — Bebo (@BoldBebo) June 28, 2018 
 
 The internet ruins everything 😭 Did you know “The Electric Slide” is about a vibrator? Yup. The internet broke down the lyrics and our childhoods have been ruined: https://t.co/Se8A0vmPY1 pic.twitter.com/OafbdyblUc — MadameNoire (@MadameNoire) June 28, 2018 ||||| 71 year old songwriter Neville Livingston aka Bunny Wailer is putting a rumor to rest by clarifying that the Electric Slide, also known as the Electric Boogie is indeed about a vibrator. Rumors of the songs meaning began circulating on social media a few weeks ago and everyone has been desperate for answers. According to a source close to Livingston, word of the question about the origins of the song reached him in Kingston, Jamaica where he currently resides and he put the rumors to rest. "I'm surprised it took people this long to figure out" the source tells us he said. Apparently Livingston wrote the song after a girlfriend told him she didn't need him because she had a toy she nicknamed the "electric slide" 
 
 Lets examine the lyrics: 
 
 It's electric! 
 
 You can't see it (it's electric!) 
 
 You gotta feel it (it's electric!) 
 
 Ooh, it's shakin' (it's electric!) 
 
 Jiggle-a-mesa-cara 
 
 She's a pumpin' like a matic 
 
 She's a movin' like electric 
 
 She sure got the boogie 
 
 You gotta know it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 Now you can't hold it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 But you know it there, 
 
 Here, there and everywhere 
 
 I've got to move, 
 
 I'm going on a party ride 
 
 I've got to groove, groove, groove, 
 
 And from this music 
 
 I just can't hide 
 
 Are you comin' with me? 
 
 Come let me take you on a party ride 
 
 And I'll teach you, teach you, teach you 
 
 I'll teach you the electric slide 
 
 Some say it's mystic 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 You can't resist it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 You can't do without it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 Jiggle-a-mesa-cara she's a pumpin' like a matic 
 
 She's movin' like electric 
 
 She sure got the boogie 
 
 Don't want to lose it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 But you can't choose it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 But you know it's there, 
 
 Here, there and everywhere 
 
 I've got to move, 
 
 Come let me take you on a party ride 
 
 And I'll teach you, teach you, teach you 
 
 I'll teach you the electric slide 
 
 You can't see it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 You gotta feel it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 Ooh, it's shakin' 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie) 
 
 Jiggle-a-mesa-cara she's a pumpin' like a matic 
 
 She's movin' like electric 
 
 She sure got the boogie 
 
 You gotta know it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 Now you can't hold it 
 
 (It's electric 
 
 Boogie woogie, woogie!) 
 
 But you know it's there, 
 
 Here, there and everywhere 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 Ola ola eh, ola eh (don dela don deloh!) 
 
 If he's not talking about a vibrator I don't know what he's talking about. Are we still going to play this at every cookout, wedding, graduation and prom. Yes.
– Ah, the internet. This week, it gave birth to a rumor about the legendary song "The Electric Slide" that became so widespread the songwriter had to come forward to officially debunk it. No, says Bunny Wailer, the song isn't about a woman's vibrator. "At no time have I ever lent credence to a rumor that the song was inspired by anything other than [Eddy] Grant's Electric Avenue," Wailer, aka Neville Livingston, tells EDM. "To state otherwise is a falsehood and offends my legacy, the legacy of the singer Marcia Griffiths, and tarnishes the reputation of a song beloved by millions of fans the world over." Well. As HuffPost (which cops to being among the sites to report the rumor as truth) explains, it's not crystal clear where it all started, but the rumor officially kicked into gear when the LGBTQ website Aazios ran a story with a definitive-sounding headline of "Writer Confirms 'The Electric Slide' Is About a Vibrator." The story, which includes the lyrics, has a quote from an anonymous source who says Wailer confirmed the rumor. That story set off a social media frenzy, which the real Wailer is now trying to shut down. Myth-busting site Snopes digs into the whole mess and concludes the rumor is indeed "False."