Funny, Funny

"Funny, Funny"
"Funny, Funny"
Single by the Sweet
from the album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
B-side	"You're Not Wrong for Loving Me"
Released	29 January 1971
Genre	Bubblegum pop;
Length	2:46
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Nicky Chinn; Mike Chapman;
Producer(s)	Phil Wainman
The Sweet singles chronology

"Funny, Funny" is a song by British band the Sweet released in January 1971. It was the first single from their debut album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be and became their first chart hit, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Robin Carmody of Freaky Trigger described the "particularly fine" song as the strongest example of the Sweet's early bubblegum sound, before the group's music became heavier.^[2]

Track listing

7-inch single

"Funny, Funny" – 2:46
"You're Not Wrong for Loving Me" – 2:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	93
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	4
Denmark (IFPI)^[6]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]	5
Germany (GfK)^[8]	5
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[12]	2
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)^[13]	2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[14]	1
Spain (Promusicae)^[15]	12
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)^[16]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[1]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[17]	12
Denmark (IFPI)^[18]	6
Germany (GfK Entertainment)^[19]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[20]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[21]	17
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[22]	4

References

^ ^a ^b "Sweet: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ Carmody, Robin (1 January 2002). "The Cottage Industry of Moments". Freaky Trigger. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. 17 June 1971. p. 47.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Funny Funny". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Sweet" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny". VG-lista.
^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
^ "SA Charts 1969–March 1989". Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-639-2.
^ "Sweet - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1971". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "danskehitlister.dk". 2016-03-28. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1971". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1971". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website - Hits 1971". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[uk-1] "Sweet: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[2] Carmody, Robin (1 January 2002). "The Cottage Industry of Moments". Freaky Trigger. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_The_Sweet-4] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Belgium_(Wallonia)_The_Sweet-5] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[6] "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. 17 June 1971. p. 47.

[7] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[sc_Germany_The_Sweet-8] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[sc_Ireland2_-9] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Funny Funny". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Dutch40_The_Sweet-10] "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Sweet" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Sweet-11] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Norway_The_Sweet-12] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny". VG-lista.

[13] Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000

[14] "SA Charts 1969–March 1989". Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[15] Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-639-2.

[16] "Sweet - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[17] "Jaaroverzichten 1971". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[18] "danskehitlister.dk". 2016-03-28. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[19] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[20] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1971". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[21] "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1971". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[22] "South African Rock Lists Website - Hits 1971". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

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