The track was also important to artists such as Alphaville, No Doubt, Take That's Gary Barlow, and Nation of Language, whose formation it directly inspired. "Electricity" and its cover art were highly influential on the parallel music and graphic design careers of Brett Wickens (co-founder of the groups Spoons and Ceramic Hello). BBC Radio's Steve Lamacq has named the "wonderful" song as his inspiration to become a radio DJ, noting that he wanted to afford air time to similar, "curious" music.
The track was also significant to artists like Alphaville, No Doubt, Take That's Gary Barlow, and Nation of Language, whose formation it directly inspired. "Electricity" and its cover art had a profound impact on the music and graphic design careers of Brett Wickens (co-founder of Spoons and Ceramic Hello). BBC Radio's Steve Lamacq cited the song as his inspiration to become a radio DJ, emphasizing that he wanted to highlight similar, "curious" music.