Hi-NRG

Hi-NRG (pronounced "high energy")[1] is a genre of uptempo disco or electronic dance music (EDM) that originated in the United States during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Hi-NRG
Stylistic origins	Electronic disco
Cultural origins	Late 1970s – early 1980s, United States
Derivative forms	Eurobeat Eurodance Italo disco hard house hard NRG new beat
Regional scenes
London New York San Francisco
Other topics
List of artists and songs

As a music genre, typified by fast tempo, staccato hi-hat rhythms (and the four-on-the-floor pattern), reverberated "intense" vocals and "pulsating" octave basslines, it was particularly influential on the disco scene. Its earliest association was with Italo disco.

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