Funky Nassau
| "Funky Nassau" | ||||
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| Single by The Beginning of the End | ||||
| from the album Funky Nassau | ||||
| B-side | "Funky Nassau-Part II" | |||
| Released | March 1971 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Alston | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Munnings, Tyrone Fitzgerald | |||
| Producer(s) | Marlin Productions | |||
| The Beginning of the End singles chronology | ||||
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"Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End. It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971.[1] The song was featured on their 1971 album, Funky Nassau.[2]
The song was produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End.[3]
The single ranked #75 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[4]
Other versions[]
- Herbie Mann[5] recorded a version of the song subsequently released as a bonus track on the CD version of his 1971 studio album Push Push.[6]
- Orgone released a version of the song on their 2007 album The Killion Floor.[7]
Song sampling[]
- The song was sampled in the Prodigy's song "No Good (Start the Dance)" on their 1994 album Music for the Jilted Generation.[8] A mixed version was also included as part of "Section 8" on their 1999 album The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One.[9]
In popular culture[]
- The Blues Brothers performed it in the 1998 film Blues Brothers 2000.
- The Beginning of the End's version was featured in the 2005 film Elizabethtown.
- Swedish artist Säkert! refers to the song in her song which also shares the name "Funky Nassau".
References[]
- ^ The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" chart positions Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ The Beginning of the End, Funky Nassau Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" single release Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Scott Yanow. "Herbie Mann | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ Herbie Mann, Push Push Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Orgone, The Killion Floor Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ The Prodigy, Music for the Jilted Generation Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ The Prodigy, The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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