What ishi-nrg?

Hi-NRG took its template from Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" (1977): a four-on-the-floor kick with an offbeat hi-hat.[1] The name came from Summer's own "high energy" description, and the music grew in the American gay club scene.[1] Patrick Cowley's "Menergy" and "Megatron Man" became club anthems in 1981, and by the mid-1980s Stock Aitken Waterman had given it a commercial UK sound.[1] Tempos sit around 120 to 140 bpm over octave basslines.[1][2]

1. 1I Feel LoveDonna Summer1977
2. 2You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)Sylvester1978
3. 3MenergyPatrick Cowley1981
4. 4So Many Men, So Little TimeMiquel BrownRECORD SHACK / 1983
5. 5You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive1984

• 1. classicpopmag.com/?p=27291 (blurb)
• 2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-NRG (derived)