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Contents. Background and composition Written by and sung by, the song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will 'keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy'.
It was written while the band lived in with dreams of moving to. Chart performance 'Funkytown' entered the US on March 29, 1980 and spent four weeks at number one, from May 31 to June 21, 1980.
It also hit the number one spot on the chart in 1980. It also reached no.
2 in the United Kingdom, and Sweden, as well as on the U.S. Soul chart (it was held out of the top spot of the Billboard Soul Chart by ' by for five weeks, from May 24 to June 21).
The song was Lipps Inc's only American Top 40 hit. Impact and legacy ranked the song at number 36 in their list of the 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s in 2009. Listed the song number 44 in their list of The 100 best party songs in 2018, adding: 'Funkytown' expresses a simple, repetitive yearning for the pulse of a bigger city, goosed by a killer ten-note synth riff. 'Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me,' sings Cynthia Johnson in a robotic, vocoderized voice (a precursor to the Auto-Tune sound) before busting out an unmodified, soulful wail, pleading for a trip to the party destination of her dreams. Released in 1980, 'Funkytown' came late to the disco party, but gave it a jolt of electricity.
Placed the song at number 7 in their list of '25 Best Dance Pop Songs of All Time' in 2018. Track listings 7' single. 'Funkytown' – 4:00. 'All Night Dancing' – 3:09 12' single.
'Funkytown' – 7:51. 'All Night Dancing' – 3:09 Charts and certifications. 4: 53 (album version). 3:40 (single version). 6:36 (Dance Mix) Brian Canham singles chronology ' (1986) ' Funkytown' (1986) ' (1987) Music video on In 1986, 'Funkytown' was covered by Australian band, who gave the song a different sound, with a in the middle of their version. Pseudo Echo's version spent seven weeks at no.
1 in Australia (Lipps Inc.' 1 for only two weeks in Australia), and was also a no. 6 US hit in July of the following year, and in August a no. 1 hit in Canada. Mirroring Lipps Inc's experience, Pseudo Echo's version was that group's only US Top 40 hit.
This version of 'Funky Town' by Pseudo Echo was played in the 1987 sequel comedy film. Track listings 7' Single (EMI 1883). 'Funkytown' – 3:40.
'Lies Are Nothing' – 3:58 12 / Maxi (ED 237) / (RCA 5217-7). Side A 'Funky Town' (Dance Mix) - 6:32. Side B 'Funkytown' – 3:40. Side B 'Lies Are Nothing' – 3:58 Charts.
Gotta make to a town that's right for me A town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy Well, I talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it Well, I talk about, talk about, talk about movin' Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on. Chorus: Won't you take me to funkytown? Won't you take me to funkytown? Won't you take me to funkytown? Won't you take me to funkytown? Won't you take me to funkytown? Won't you take me to funkytown?
Won't you take me to funkytown? Won't you take me to funkytown? A town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy Well, I talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it Well, I talk about, talk about, talk about movin' Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on.