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The Electric Lady album cover

Studio album 2013

Janelle Monáe The Electric Lady

Billboard peak
No.5
Released September 10
2013
Runtime
67:35
Tracks
23
Label
Bad Boy Records
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Janelle Monáe's second album: Q.U.E.E.N. with Erykah Badu, Prince and Solange features, and Metropolis suites II–IV energy.

The Electric Lady continues the android Cindi Mayweather mythology with warmer funk and louder collaborators. Q.U.E.E.N. with Erykah Badu and Givin’ Em What They Love with Prince were the event singles; Electric Lady with Solange and PrimeTime with Miguel widen the R&B lane.

The album hit No. 5. Suites and radio interludes keep the conceptual frame while Dance Apocalyptic–era live shows proved Monáe could move arenas without dropping the narrative.

Track list

Production Janelle Monáe 17 Roman GianArthur 17 Deep Cotton 13 Joseph II 5 Nate Wonder 4 Dungeoneze 1 Irvin II 1

  1. Suite IV Electric Overture 1:37

    Prod. Roman GianArthur

  2. Givin' Em What They Love 4:26

    Feat. Prince

    Prod. Janelle Monáe, Deep Cotton, Roman GianArthur

  3. Q.U.E.E.N. 5:10

    Feat. Erykah Badu

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur

  4. Electric Lady 5:08

    Feat. Solange

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur

  5. Good Morning Midnight (Interlude) 1:22
  6. PrimeTime 4:40

    Feat. Miguel

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Roman GianArthur, Janelle Monáe, Joseph II

  7. We Were Rock & Roll 4:19

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur

  8. The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude) 1:10
  9. Dance Apocalyptic 3:25

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe

  10. Look into My Eyes 2:18

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe

  11. Suite V Electric Overture 2:20

    Prod. Roman GianArthur

  12. It's Code 4:05

    Prod. Roman GianArthur, Irvin II, Janelle Monáe, Joseph II

  13. Ghetto Woman 4:46

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Roman GianArthur, Janelle Monáe, Joseph II

  14. Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude) 1:23
  15. Victory 4:12

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur

  16. Can't Live Without Your Love 3:54

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur

  17. Sally Ride 4:08

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur

  18. Dorothy Dandridge Eyes 4:15

    Feat. Esperanza Spalding

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Roman GianArthur, Janelle Monáe, Joseph II

  19. What an Experience 4:57

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Roman GianArthur, Janelle Monáe

  20. Q.U.E.E.N. (Wondamix) 5:24

    Feat. Erykah Badu

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur

  21. Electric Lady (Dungeon-Wondamix) 3:46

    Feat. Big Boi, Cee-Lo Green

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Janelle Monáe, Dungeoneze

  22. Hell You Talmbout 3:41

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Roman GianArthur, Janelle Monáe, Joseph II

  23. I Want You Back(Jackson 5 cover) 2:49

    Prod. Deep Cotton, Roman GianArthur

Artists on this release

Lead and guest artists, from the credits

  1. Janelle Monáe Lead artist Atlanta, Georgia