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Contents 1 Donna Summer 2 Invitation to cite and weigh in on the issue of the etymology of the term "Hi-NRG," and its evolution from "High Energy" and "Hi-Energy" during the early- and mid-1980s 3 Wrong statements about its meaning. 4 Image copyright problem with Image:Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) excerpt.ogg

[edit] Donna Summer

Donna Summer used the "Hi-NRG" term in 1978 during an interview to describe the success of the hit "I Feel Love". VH1 UK and VH1 European shows frequanly this interview on various "Disco Night" Specials. She say on the interview something like "This song has a Higher energy vibe".

[edit] Invitation to cite and weigh in on the issue of the etymology of the term "Hi-NRG," and its evolution from "High Energy" and "Hi-Energy" during the early- and mid-1980s

I've asked this elsewhere and can't seem to get an authoritative answer. Is this verifiable, citable, that the phrase Hi-NRG was coined AFTER the Evelyn Thomas single, "High Energy"? Or was it the other way around, the song ingeniously capitalizing on the name of the genre at the moment of its greatest prominence? Didn't that single come out in 1984, when the article states the genre was already crossing over into the mainstream? I seem to remember the phrase pre-existing the song but being shortened at the time of the song's popularity so as not to confuse the genre with one of its signature songs. I don't wish to change the article on the basis of my recollection, but I would love to know if this is more than a popular misconception, and has a basis in fact. Is there a generally accepted first usage? Thanks. Abrazame 08:53, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

I second that emotion. I too seem to remember the term prefiguring the (very fine) record. Jigsawpuzzleman 13:29, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the corroboration! I too love the record, but think the attribution - despite being commonly held and often repeated - is an example of legend and not fact. Anyone want to weigh in and provide examples and sources one way or another before this is changed? The legend certainly bears mentioning, particularly as if it isn't, chances are someone will come along and add or revert it. It would be better if we could track down the actual earlier usages to cite, rather than simply remove or refute the claim. The problem is that there is a dearth of comprehensive, authoritative material on the web from that time of dance music in general, and the Hi-NRG genre in particular. Anybody have some old dance music magazines lying around? Abrazame 03:59, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong statements about its meaning.

Having been there and right in the middle of it (the DJ dance scene in The Netherlands - and Amsterdam) back in the day I can assure you that the term High Energy was purely (and almost entirely) based on its speed, the amount of Beats Per Minute (BPM), which at the time was one of the most important numbers for DJ's to work with. It was considered High Energy *because* of the higher tempo, and soon (during the course of the year 1983) became the deciding factor for its genre-fit. At the time the barrier was around 127 BPM. Any disco-record faster than that could fit the genre. If it was 126 BPM or below it *definitely* wasn't called High Energy music, ever. DJ's (and their magazines) were very strict about it back then. So I'm kind of annoyed to see so many producers now being marked as "Hi NRG producer" on wikipedia (while they might only have been for a couple of rare uptempo releases), even favored over just "disco", "club" or "dance music" producer. Seems to me the gay community is trying to take over wikipedia in a somewhat destructive manner these days. They weren't creating music for the 'gay community', and so it wasn't "Hi NRG" music because of that, it was just disco at the time. Try not to make every record a "gay-community success", please. Their main audience was hetero-sexual at the time. 195.64.95.116 20:09, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

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