"Funky Man" is a R&B/funk song recorded by the band Kool & the Gang from, Live at the Sex Machine, their 1970 live album.[1] Released as a single, the song peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[2]
| "Funky Man" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Kool & the Gang | ||||
| from the album Live at the Sex Machine | ||||
| B-side | "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8" | |||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | De-Lite | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gene Redd, Kool & the Gang | |||
| Producer(s) | Gene Redd | |||
| Kool & the Gang singles chronology | ||||
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Compendium
editFunky Man was produced by Gene Redd who also wrote the song with Kool & the Gang. The single version's B-side was a tune entitled "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8".[1]
Charts
edit| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 87 |
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 16 |
Legacy
editFunky Man was sampled by Public Enemy on Night of the Living Baseheads from the group's 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The song was sampled by EPMD on Underground from their 1990 album Business as Usual.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Kool & the Gang - Funky Man. De-Lite Records. 1970.
- ^ "Kool & the Gang: Hot Soul Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Underground by EPMD". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Night of the Living Baseheads by Public Enemy". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2023-08-02.