Social media theory claims Electric Boogie is about a VIBRATOR

Bunny Wailer, who wrote Electric Boogie, denied the song is about a vibrator after a theory swirled online  

Bunny Wailer has denied Electric Boogie is about a vibrator after rumors surfaced online.

Electric Boogie, also known as Electric Slide, is a hit song that was performed by Marcia Griffiths and released in 1982.

The song, which sparked a dance known as the Electric Slide, remains a staple at weddings and other celebratory events in the United States.

But recently, a social media theory that the song is about a sex toy – based on little more than an interpretation of the lyrics - gained traction online. 

Aazios reported on Tuesday that an unidentified source close to Wailer had confirmed the song was about a vibrator.

'I'm surprised it took people this long to figure out' the source claimed Wailer, who lives in Kingston, Jamaica, had said. 

The report claimed Wailer wrote the song after a girlfriend claimed she didn't need him because she had a vibrator she called the 'electric slide.' 

But the article - and others that followed - prompted reggae legend Wailer to issue a denial to EDM.com.

Electric Boogie: Bunny Wailer denies the song is about a vibrator

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

'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,' the 71-year-old, who was born Neville Livingston, 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.' 

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He has previously spoken out about writing the song for his childhood friend Griffiths in the 1970s.

Electric Boogie, also known as Electric Slide, is a hit song that was performed by Marcia Griffiths (pictured in 2016) and released in 1982

The song achieved its highest position on the Billboard Hot 100 – at number 51 – in 1990

In a 2009 interview with the Jamaica Gleaner, Wailer said he was attempting to recreate the popularity of songs like Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue.

Wailer, who formed The Wailers with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh in 1963, said Grant never explained what listeners were supposed to do after they 'rocked down to Electric Avenue' – so he suggested they do the Electric Boogie.

Griffith released the song in 1983, but it achieved its highest position on the Billboard Hot 100 – at number 51 – in 1990.

Though the vibrator rumor has been put to rest, it was only after it spread like wildfire on social media. Thousands of Twitter and Facebook users had already expressed surprise and amusement over learning what the song was 'really' about.

Social media users took to twitter to share their surprise over the presumed meaning of the song 

Twitter user @StephonX_ shared his shock at the bombshell revelation 

And Twitter user @krimarmic had the same reaction after hearing the news 

One person shared in a tweet that learning the song was about vibrators ruined their childhood

And another Twitter user was incredulous after hearing about the rumor concerning the origin of the song 

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