What Makes a Great Electric Callboy
Song?
A great Electric Callboy song pulls off something that should not
work on paper: it is simultaneously a metalcore track and a rave
anthem, a sincere emotional experience and a piece of deliberate
absurdism. The band from Castrop-Rauxel, Germany figured out early
on that the gap between euphoric dance music and cathartic heavy
metal is smaller than anyone expected — and that filling that gap
with maximum energy and zero shame is a genuinely powerful
creative act.
The two vocalists are central to how it works. Kevin Ratajczak
handles the clean singing — melodic, hooky, built for large crowds
— while Nico Sallach delivers the harsh screamed vocals that
remind you this is still a metalcore band at its core. The
interplay between the two modes is the band's defining structural
trick: verse builds tension through heaviness, chorus releases it
through euphoria.
Electric Callboy formed in 2010 as Eskimo Callboy — a name they
changed in 2021 — and spent a decade building a devoted European
following before Hypa Hypa in 2020 went viral and
suddenly made them one of the most talked-about metal acts in the
world. This ranking covers the songs that best represent what
makes them unique, from the viral hits to the deeper album cuts
that dedicated fans point toward.
Top 10 Electric Callboy Songs
Ranked
Pump It is the definitive Electric Callboy song — the
track that best captures everything the band does in a single
four-minute package. The riff is heavy enough to satisfy
metalcore fans, the synth hook is euphoric enough for festival
crowds, and the chorus is so immediately chantable that
first-time listeners often find themselves singing along
before the track has finished.
What makes it stand above the band's other viral moments is
how well it is constructed. This is not just a novelty track —
the dynamics are carefully built, the drop hits with genuine
physical force, and Kevin Ratajczak's clean vocal performance
is one of his best on record. The production from the
TEKKNO album is the band's sharpest, and
Pump It benefits from every element being precisely
in its right place.
Live, it is the song that turns already-loud arenas into a
singular collective experience. The moment the drop arrives,
every person in the room moves simultaneously. That is a rare
quality in any genre.
What the Song Is About
Pump It is not built around complex lyrical themes
— it is a pure rave anthem about letting go and moving. The
energy and physical release are the point. The band have
spoken about their music as a form of collective joy rather
than a vehicle for message, and Pump It is the most
direct expression of that philosophy: the song exists to
make you move, and it succeeds completely.
Why #1: the most complete Electric Callboy
song — heavy, euphoric, instantly memorable and devastating
live.
We Got the Moves is the song that turned a cult
following into a global phenomenon. Released ahead of the
TEKKNO album, it became the most-streamed Electric
Callboy track and introduced millions of listeners to the
band's unique sound fusion. The music video — featuring the
band in matching tracksuits doing choreographed dance moves —
perfectly encapsulates the self-aware absurdism that makes
them so difficult to categorise and so easy to love.
The track is slightly more pop-leaning than Pump It,
with the balance tipping a little further toward the
electronic side, which is why it crossed over to an even
broader audience. But the metalcore structure is still intact
— the breakdown hits hard, Nico's harsh vocals are placed with
precision, and the song never loses the physical force that
makes Electric Callboy different from a pure electro-pop act.
What the Song Is About
We Got the Moves is a celebration of dance, freedom
and the joy of being on a dancefloor with no
self-consciousness. The title is both a literal description
(the choreography) and a statement of collective confidence
— we belong here, we know what to do, and we are going to do
it without apology. It fits the broader Electric Callboy
ethos of rejecting cool-posturing in favour of unironic
euphoria.
Why #2: the biggest Electric Callboy
crossover track and the best introduction to the band for
listeners coming from outside the metal world.
Hypa Hypa is the song that changed everything for the
band. Released in 2020 under the Eskimo Callboy name, it went
viral across TikTok and social media platforms and suddenly
brought the band to an audience that had never heard of them —
or of metalcore in general. The track's combination of an
unstoppable synth hook, absurdist energy and genuinely hard
metalcore breakdown made it uniquely shareable in the way that
only happens a handful of times per year in music.
Its staying power beyond the viral moment is what confirms its
quality. Songs that go viral and then immediately feel hollow
are common; Hypa Hypa held up because the underlying
track is actually very good — the production is tight, the
drop is perfectly timed, and the sheer commitment of the
performance makes it impossible to dismiss as a gimmick even
after hundreds of listens.
What the Song Is About
Hypa Hypa does not carry heavy lyrical meaning — it
is pure rave euphoria about losing yourself in a moment of
collective music. The word "hypa" (from "hyped") is itself
slang for excitement and the song is a direct channel of
that feeling rather than a reflection on it. This
straightforwardness is part of what made it connect so
widely.
Why #3: the viral moment that introduced the
band globally — and a track that earns its cultural impact
through genuine songwriting quality.
TEKKNO Train is the title that captures the album's
entire identity in a single track: the sense of unstoppable
momentum, the blurring of metal and techno, the sheer
relentlessness of the thing. It opens the
TEKKNO album as a statement of intent — we are going
somewhere, we are going fast, and you are coming with us
whether you like it or not.
The industrial percussion and hard techno influence are more
prominent here than on the bigger hits, giving the track a
harder, more club-oriented edge. It is one of the best
examples of the band genuinely engaging with rave culture
rather than just borrowing its aesthetics for metalcore songs
— you can hear real affection for the source material in the
production.
Why #4: the definitive statement of the
TEKKNO sound — where the metal-rave fusion is at its most
committed and focused.
Spaceman shows a different dimension of Electric
Callboy — one that leans into atmosphere, space and a slightly
more cinematic production style without losing the metalcore
foundation. The synth work here is more melodic and less
club-oriented, creating a sense of drifting and weightlessness
that contrasts with the crushing moments around it.
It is one of the most genuinely beautiful tracks in the band's
catalogue, demonstrating that the euphoria in their music does
not always have to arrive at maximum volume. The chorus is
enormous but earned through build rather than brute force, and
the imagery of floating free from gravity is a natural
extension of what the best rave music is supposed to feel
like.
Why #5: the most atmospheric and emotionally
expansive Electric Callboy song — proof that the TEKKNO era
had genuine range beyond the rave anthems.
Fuckboi is the best example of the band's earlier
Eskimo Callboy sound — more aggressive, more overtly comedic,
and with a metalcore density that the later albums
occasionally smoothed out. The title and premise are
deliberately provocative, but the execution is sharp: the riff
is genuinely heavy, the contrast between clean and screamed
vocals is used for comic as well as sonic effect, and the
production on Rehab gave everything a harder edge.
It is one of the tracks that dedicated fans most consistently
bring up when discussing the band's evolution, because it
shows where the musical DNA came from before the rave-metal
fusion became the dominant identity. For new listeners who
found the band through TEKKNO and want to hear where they came
from, this is the essential early-era track.
Why #6: the best Rehab-era track — essential
for understanding the band's roots before the viral period
reshaped their identity.
MC Thunder II is the sequel to the fan-favourite
MC Thunder from earlier in the discography, and it
improves on the original in almost every way. The concept — a
wrestling-style hype track built around an entirely fictional
heavyweight champion — is peak Electric Callboy absurdism, but
the song underneath the premise is legitimately hard-hitting.
It appeared on The Scene album, which was released in
2021 as the last album under the Eskimo Callboy name and shows
the band already moving toward the tighter, more focused
songwriting that would define TEKKNO. The ridiculous energy of
MC Thunder II is infectious in a way that few metalcore tracks
manage — it is impossible to feel serious while listening to
it, which turns out to be a feature rather than a bug.
Why #7: peak Electric Callboy absurdism
backed by a genuinely great metalcore track — the band's
comedic side at its sharpest.
Everybodys Dancin is the strongest track from the
NEON album and one of the best arguments that the
band's evolution beyond TEKKNO was musically justified. The
production pushes further into pure pop-electronic territory
without abandoning the metalcore structure entirely, creating
a song that would not be out of place in a mainstream club but
still hits harder than anything you would actually hear in
one.
It is the most purely joyful thing Electric Callboy have
recorded — even by their own euphoria-focused standards — and
the title is both a description and a direct invitation. If
there is a successor to We Got the Moves as the song
that converts non-metal listeners into Electric Callboy fans,
this is it.
Why #8: the NEON era's standout track and the
most welcoming Electric Callboy song for listeners who don't
normally listen to metalcore.
Chasing Rave is the best deep cut from the TEKKNO
album and one of the most sonically interesting things the
band have produced. The track leans into the chasing, restless
quality suggested by its title — relentless momentum without a
release that ever fully arrives. It is darker and more urgent
than the euphoric highlights, which makes it feel like a
glimpse of a different, more complex Electric Callboy that
exists alongside the party anthems.
For fans who found the bigger tracks slightly too polished,
Chasing Rave delivers the rawer edge of TEKKNO
without losing the electronic production that makes the album
cohesive. It is the song longtime fans tend to mention when
they want to push beyond the obvious recommendations.
Why #9: the best TEKKNO deep cut — darker,
more urgent and showing a different dimension of the band's
range.
Arrow of Love rounds out this ranking as the most
melodically ambitious track on TEKKNO. It is the closest the
band come to a straightforward modern rock anthem — the rave
elements are present but more understated, and the emotional
directness of the chorus is unusually unguarded for a band
whose default mode is euphoric chaos.
It demonstrates that Electric Callboy can write a genuinely
touching song without abandoning their identity, and it adds
an emotional texture to the ranking that the heavier and more
absurdist tracks do not provide. For listeners who want to
understand the full range of what the band are capable of,
this is where to end the listening session.
Why #10: the most emotionally direct track on
TEKKNO — showing the melodic heart beneath the rave-metal
chaos.
Best Electric Callboy Songs for
Beginners
New to Electric Callboy? These six tracks introduce the different
sides of the band — euphoric rave anthems, metalcore aggression,
absurdist comedy and emotional directness — without requiring any
prior knowledge of the genre.
Pump It
The definitive Electric Callboy track. Start here — it does
everything the band does in four minutes.
We Got the Moves
The viral crossover hit. The best first track for listeners
coming from outside metal entirely.
Hypa Hypa
The track that made them famous globally. Still one of their
strongest and most immediately fun songs.
TEKKNO Train
The band's identity in album form — metal and techno at
maximum velocity, zero apologies.
Spaceman
The atmospheric, more emotional side — shows the band have
genuine range beyond the rave anthems.
Fuckboi
Essential earlier-era Eskimo Callboy — shows where the sound
came from before the viral era.
Why Did Eskimo Callboy Change Their
Name?
Eskimo Callboy changed their name to Electric Callboy in June
2021. In a statement, the band explained that as they had grown as
people and awareness of the offensive connotations of the word
"Eskimo" had increased — particularly the fact that it is
considered a derogatory term by many Inuit and Yupik peoples —
they no longer felt comfortable using it.
The new name Electric Callboy was chosen to reflect the electronic
and metalcore fusion at the heart of their music, with "Electric"
nodding directly to the sound they had been developing. The band
were clear that the change was not just a rebranding exercise but
a genuine values decision, and the release of TEKKNO the
following year effectively completed the transition by making
Electric Callboy feel like a fully formed new identity rather than
a renaming.
For SEO purposes it is worth noting that many fans and streaming
platforms still refer to older material under the Eskimo Callboy
name, so both names remain in common use when discussing the
pre-2021 catalogue. Tracks like Hypa Hypa and
Fuckboi were originally released as Eskimo Callboy but
are now most commonly attributed to Electric Callboy.
Best Electric Callboy Albums to
Hear Next
These are the albums worth exploring in full, with guidance on
where to start based on which songs brought you in.
2022
TEKKNO
The essential Electric Callboy album and the best starting
point for new listeners. Contains Pump It,
We Got the Moves, TEKKNO Train,
Spaceman, Chasing Rave and
Arrow of Love. This is where the rave-metal fusion
reached its most confident and refined form.
2024
NEON
The follow-up to TEKKNO, pushing further into electronic pop
territory while retaining the metalcore structure.
Everybodys Dancin, Hurrikan and
Therapy are the standouts. The most accessible
Electric Callboy album for listeners coming from electronic
music rather than metal.
2021
The Scene (as Eskimo Callboy)
The last album under the Eskimo Callboy name and the direct
predecessor to TEKKNO. Contains MC Thunder II and
Hypa Hypa (re-released here). Shows the band in
transition — more metalcore-heavy than TEKKNO but already
incorporating the rave elements that would define the next
chapter.
2019
Rehab (as Eskimo Callboy)
The best album for fans who want the heavier, rawer early
sound. Fuckboi, HURRIKAN and
Crystals are the highlights. More aggressive and
less polished than the TEKKNO era, which is exactly what
makes it essential listening for anyone who wants to
understand the full arc.
Honourable Mentions
Electric Callboy have a deeper catalogue than their viral hits
suggest, and this top 10 leaves out several tracks with devoted
fan followings. Strong honourable mentions include:
-
Hurrikan (NEON, 2024) — one of the most
energetic tracks from the NEON album, with a particularly
hard-hitting chorus
-
Therapy (NEON, 2024) — a more emotionally
direct NEON track that surprised fans with its melodic
vulnerability
-
Crystals (Rehab, 2019) — a Rehab-era standout
that bridges the gap between early Eskimo Callboy heaviness and
the pop-leaning hooks that followed
-
Parasite (The Scene, 2021) — a harder, darker
track from The Scene that shows the band's metalcore credentials
at their clearest
-
MC Thunder (Bury Me in Vegas, 2012) — the
original that started the MC Thunder franchise, essential
context for the sequel
-
Watati (single, 2023) — the Eurovision entry
featuring yodelling that became an internet sensation beyond the
metal world
-
Back on Track (Rehab, 2019) — one of the most
underrated tracks in the catalogue, showing real songwriting
depth beneath the genre-blending
Fans who discovered the band through TEKKNO and dig back through
the Eskimo Callboy catalogue will find the earlier material
heavier and more abrasive — which is a strength rather than a
weakness, and gives the band's evolution genuine narrative
interest.
Electric Callboy Band History
Electric Callboy formed in 2010 in Castrop-Rauxel, a small
industrial town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Their original
name was Eskimo Callboy, and the early lineup mixed the metalcore
and deathcore influences prevalent in the European heavy music
scene at the time with an unusually self-aware sense of humour and
a willingness to incorporate electronic elements that most
metalcore bands were actively avoiding.
Their early albums — Bury Me in Vegas (2012),
We Are the Mess (2014), and Crystals (2016) —
built a loyal following in Germany and across mainland Europe,
with tracks like MC Thunder and early rave-influenced
experiments establishing the band's reputation as something
genuinely different within the scene. Kevin Ratajczak joined as
clean vocalist in 2014 and his addition proved decisive — the
combination of his melodic delivery and Nico Sallach's harsh
screams gave the band the dynamic range their sound required.
The Rehab album in 2019 represented a creative
consolidation, followed by the single Hypa Hypa in 2020,
which changed everything. The track spread virally across TikTok
during the first pandemic lockdowns — a piece of pure euphoria
arriving at exactly the moment people were most desperate for it —
and brought the band to an audience orders of magnitude larger
than they had previously reached.
In June 2021 the band renamed themselves Electric Callboy,
releasing The Scene as a transitional album before
TEKKNO in 2022 announced the fully formed new identity to
the world. TEKKNO debuted at number one in Germany and
produced three of the band's biggest tracks.
NEON followed in 2024, continuing the evolution toward a
harder-to-categorise sound that sits somewhere between metalcore,
electronic pop and festival music. By 2024, Electric Callboy were
headlining major European festivals and selling out arena tours —
one of the most unexpected success stories in modern heavy music.
Electric Callboy and Eurovision
In early 2023, Electric Callboy entered
Unser Lied für Liverpool, the German national selection
contest to choose an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Their
submission was Watati — a track featuring a full
yodelling section, brass band elements and the kind of joyful
absurdism that had characterised their rise. The song became an
immediate internet sensation, garnering millions of views and
sparking debate about whether a metalcore-adjacent band entering
Eurovision was brilliance or chaos. (The answer, most agreed, was
both.)
They did not win the selection — the German entry was ultimately
chosen differently — but the Eurovision moment brought Electric
Callboy to mainstream attention far beyond the metal world and
reinforced their status as a band who genuinely do not care about
genre boundaries or expectations of seriousness.
Watati remains one of their most-streamed tracks.
Are Electric Callboy Touring?
Electric Callboy are one of the most in-demand live acts in
European heavy music, known for shows that combine the physical
intensity of a metalcore gig with the collective euphoria of a
rave. Their production — including lasers, LED screens and
carefully choreographed crowd interaction — has grown
significantly as the venues have scaled up. For current touring
dates and festival appearances, visit the RockHeardle
Tours page.
Electric Callboy Songs: FAQ
What is Electric Callboy's best song?
Pump It is widely considered Electric Callboy's best
song. It combines their heaviest metalcore riffs with euphoric
rave synths and a chorus that is impossible to get out of your
head, and became the viral track that fully defined their
identity for a global audience.
Why did Eskimo Callboy change their name?
Eskimo Callboy changed their name to Electric Callboy in June
2021 because the word "Eskimo" is considered offensive and
derogatory by many Inuit and Yupik peoples. The band stated it
was a genuine values decision as they had grown as people and
become more aware of the term's impact. The new name Electric
Callboy reflects the electronic and metalcore fusion at the
heart of their music.
Where are Electric Callboy from?
Electric Callboy are from Castrop-Rauxel, a town in North
Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They formed in 2010 and broke through
internationally after Hypa Hypa went viral in 2020,
making them one of Germany's most successful modern heavy music
exports.
Who are the vocalists of Electric Callboy?
Electric Callboy have two vocalists: Kevin Ratajczak handles the
clean melodic singing, while Nico Sallach delivers the harsh
screamed vocals. The contrast between their styles — euphoric
pop melody against metalcore aggression — is the defining
structural element of the band's sound.
What genre is Electric Callboy?
Electric Callboy are most commonly described as electronic
metalcore or rave metal — a fusion of metalcore heaviness,
electronic dance music production, synth-pop hooks and rave
culture aesthetics. They have also been labelled crunkcore and
electro-metal, though none of these fully captures the
deliberate absurdism that is also central to their identity.
What is the best Electric Callboy album for beginners?
TEKKNO (2022) is the best starting point — it contains
Pump It, We Got the Moves and
TEKKNO Train and represents the fully realised Electric
Callboy sound. NEON (2024) is the best entry for
listeners coming from electronic or pop music, while
Rehab (2019) is the right starting point for those who
want the heavier, rawer earlier sound.
Did Electric Callboy enter Eurovision?
Electric Callboy entered Unser Lied für Liverpool, the
2023 German Eurovision national selection contest, with their
song Watati — a track featuring yodelling that became a
viral sensation. They did not win the selection, but the entry
brought them significant mainstream attention well beyond the
metal world.
What is Electric Callboy's most famous song?
Pump It and We Got the Moves are their most
globally famous songs, both from the 2022 TEKKNO album.
Hypa Hypa (2020) was the viral track that first brought
them to a wide international audience before the name change.
What is Electric Callboy's newest album?
Electric Callboy's most recent album is NEON, released
in 2024. It continues the rave-metal fusion of
TEKKNO while pushing further into electronic pop
territory. Key tracks include Everybodys Dancin,
Hurrikan and Therapy.
Are Electric Callboy influenced by EDM?
Yes — Electronic Dance Music, particularly hard techno, trance
and rave culture, is a fundamental influence on Electric
Callboy's sound rather than just a surface aesthetic. The band
have spoken about genuine love for electronic music, and the
production on their albums reflects serious engagement with the
genre's traditions rather than simply borrowing its sounds for
metalcore songs.
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