Music / The Electric Lady

Janelle Monáe discography
Metropolis: The Chase Suite (2007) | The ArchAndroid (2010) | The Electric Lady (2013) | Dirty Computer (2018) | The Age of Pleasure (2023)

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Caller #1: "What's up, y'all? I just want to say power up to the Droid Rebel Alliance and the Get Free Crew."
DJ Crash Crash: "Yes, yes, sister. Power up, power up."
Caller #1: "Also I wanna say the Droid Control can kiss the rust of the left and right cheek of my black metal ass. We gonna take to the club tonight and break some rules in honor of Cyndi!"

— "Good Morning Midnight"

The Electric Lady is the second studio album by American singer Janelle Monáe. It was released on September 6, 2013.

According to Monáe herself, this album serves as a Prequel to 2010’s The ArchAndroid. It carries the Suites IV and V of the Metropolis saga begun in 2007's Chase Suite.

Tracklist (standard edition)

1. “Suite IV Electric Overture” — Suite IV
2. “Givin’ Em What They Love” (featuring Prince)
3. “Q.U.E.E.N.” (featuring Erykah Badu)
4. “Electric Lady” (featuring Solange)
5. “Good Morning Midnight (Interlude)”
6. “PrimeTime” (featuring Miguel)
7. “We Were Rock & Roll”
8. “The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude)”
9. “Dance Apocalyptic”
10. “Look Into My Eyes”
11. “Suite V Electric Overture” — Suite V
12. “It’s Code”
13. “Ghetto Woman”
14. “Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude)”
15. “Victory”
16. “Can’t Live Without Your Love”
17. “Sally Ride”
18. “Dorothy Dandridge Eyes” (featuring Esperanza Spalding)
19. “What an Experience”

Singles

1. “Q.U.E.E.N.”
2. “Dance Apocalyptic”
3. “PrimeTime”
4. “Electric Lady”

Baby, don't you know I can't live without your tropes?

• Armored Closet Gay: DJ Crash Crash implies that the _ caller is this after he shouts “ROBOT LOVE IS QUEER!”
• The Cameo: Monica, T-Boz, T.I., Esperanza Spalding, Estelle, Joi, Kimbra and choreographers Sean Bankhead and Fatima Robinson can all be seen making appearances in hte music video for “Electric Lady.”
• Cover Version: The Target exclusive edition of the album contained a cover of “I Want You Back” originally by The Jackson 5.
• Fantastic Racism: Explored in “Our Favorite Fugitive.” The first caller, Peggy Lakeshore, refers to Cindi as “just a droid.”
• Female Empowerment Song: “Ghetto Woman.”
• Large Ham Radio: DJ Crash Crash.
• Messianic Archetype: The possibility of Cindi being the "The ArchAndroid" is played with through the album's interludes. In “Our Favorite Fugitive,” one caller attempts to bring this to light before being hung up on by DJ Crash Crash.
• Radio Drama: The album plays with this via the interludes.
• Title Track: Track 4.