Debbie Harry – In Love With Love, 1987 (Mix)

Hi-NRG is a higher-BPM style of dance music that was very popular in the 1980s, especially in gay nightclubs. It evolved from disco, preserving the four-on- the-floor kick drum and emphasizing strong melodies and simple octave bass lines, but also having a harder, more rock-like sound, with pop vocals and snare hits on the 2s and 4s. In addition to the main beat, there was usually an accompanying second, a syncopated "shuffle" rhythm, often made with a tambourine or similar high-pitched snare sound (or, more often, an electronic variant thereof).

The early Hi-NRG repertoire was dominated by the dense, synth bass-driven sound of American producers Patrick Cowley and Bobby Orlando, and then the tighter, rapid-fire syncopated percussion of UK producers Ian Anthony Stephens and Ian Levine. The later Hi- NRG sound was defined largely by the PWL Hit Factory -

[ Deborah Harry ] - Deborah Ann Harry (née Angela Trimble) - American singer, songwriter, model, Playboy bunny & actress, born July 1, 1945 in Miami, Florida, USA. Best known as the lead singer of the new wave band Blondie. In long-time romantic relationship with Chris Stein.