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In 1989, the band's debut album ''Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride'', including a revamped version of "All Lips and Hips" was a success in Europe, and they picked up a strong following in Britain,<ref name="funk">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r6676|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review ''Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride''|last=Henderson|first=Alex|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=19 February 2010}}</ref> where, as well as headlining small clubs, they supported [[Thunder (band)|Thunder]]. The following year, the album was released in America, where they also became moderately successful, thanks to the singles "All Lips and Hips" and "Psychedelic Eyes". However, the follow-up album ''Groovus Maximus'' did not emerge until 1992,<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=146}}</ref> by which time [[grunge]] had swept all before it.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}} By the end of an American tour to promote it supporting [[Mr. Big (band)|Mr. Big]], the band changed members Santunione and Sigevall,<ref name="LarkinHR"/> and changed record deals and went for a heavier sound. Outgoing members were replaced by former [[Mogg]] drummer Thomas Broman and Martin Thomander (second guitar) and this line up released the band's third album, ''Freewheelin''' on the [[Music For Nations]] label in Britain and the band opened up for Metallica in Sweden as well as some more shows, then disbanded in 1995.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> <ref name="LarkinHR"/> In 2005, founders Bloom and Christell joined [[Hanoi Rocks]].
The ''Groovus Maximus'' album was recorded at the [[Abbey Road Studios]] in [[London]].<ref name="LarkinHR"/> There were two [[music video]]s made from that album: "Mary in the Mystery World" and "Dying to be Loved". The "Dying to be Loved" video only had a budget of £100 and became a fave video on Headbangers Ball due to it’s guerilla style
The band reformed in 2009 and released ''And Them Boys Done Swang'' in 2011.<ref name="bio"/>
On 24 March 2018, they released a new single, "Suffer", which was paired with a 2014 live recording of "All Lips n' Hips." They are currently working on a follow up to their 2014 album, ''Starflight United''.<ref name="sleaze">{{cite web|url=http://sleazeroxx.com/electric-boys-release-song-suffer-for-streaming/|title=Electric Boys release song "Suffer" for streaming|website=Sleazeroxx.com|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> which is crowdfunded on Pledge Music for release in August 2018.<ref name="pledge">{{cite web|url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/electric-boys-crowdfund-new-album|title=Electric Boys Pledge Music|website=Pledgemusic.com|access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> The album, called "The Ghost Ward Diaries" was released in November 2018. Their latest album ”Ups!de Down” was release 2021 via Mighty Music and does once again include Martin Thomander on guitar.
==Members==
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