"Stimulation" is the debut single from Australian pop group

Wa Wa Nee Wa Wa Nee was a 1980s Australian funk band. Career Singer/songwriter Paul Gray and guitarist Steve Williams formed the band in 1982. They were joined by Geoff Lundren (bass), Elizabeth Lord (keyboards, backing vocals) and Chris Sweeney (drums) a ...

. The song was released in April 1986 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 2 on the

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. The group performed the song live on ''

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'' on 20 July 1986. At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song was nominated for Best Debut Single. At the

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, the song was nominated for

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. In 2015, the song was listed at number 25 in In the Mix's '100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time' with Nick Jarvis said "its dad-dance-inducing extended mix, a seven-minute slap-bass odyssey that rivals Prince's finest work for generating dancefloor fire".

Track listing

7" (CBS - BA3373) *Side A "Stimulation" - 3:46 *Side B "Headlines" - 3:36 12"' (CBS - BA12182) *Side A "Stimulation" (Extended Mix) *Side B "Stimulation" (Dub Version) *Side B "Headlines" - 3:36

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References

1985 songs 1986 debut singles Wa Wa Nee songs Songs written by Paul Gray (songwriter) CBS Records singles {{1980s-pop-song-stub