Hi-NRG ("high energy") is a style of uptempo disco or electronic dance music that originated in the United States during the late 1970s. The genre is characterized by such elements as a four-on-the-floor rhythm and reverberated vocals.
Hi-NRG and electro-funk have influenced the evolution of house music since the late 1980s.
In 1977, Donna Summer was interviewed about her single "I Feel Love", which was a mostly electronic, relatively high-tempo ...
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Hi-NRG ("high energy") is a style of uptempo disco or electronic dance music that originated in the United States during the late 1970s. The genre is characterized by such elements as a four-on-the-floor rhythm and reverberated vocals.
Hi-NRG and electro-funk have influenced the evolution of house music since the late 1980s.
In 1977, Donna Summer was interviewed about her single "I Feel Love", which was a mostly electronic, relatively high-tempo disco song without a strong funk component. In the interview, she said "this song became a hit because it has a high-energy vibe". Following that interview, the description "high-energy" was increasingly applied to high-tempo disco music, especially songs dominated by electronic timbres. The tempo threshold for high-energy disco was around 130 to 140 BPM. In the 1980s, the term "high-energy" was stylized as "Hi-NRG". Eurobeat, dance-pop, and freestyle artists like Shannon, Stock Aitken Waterman, Taylor Dayne, Freeez or Michael Sembello were...
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