Funky Man (Kool & the Gang song)
1970 single by Kool & the Gang
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"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 | |||
| Songwriters | Gene Redd, Kool & the Gang | |||
| Producer | Gene Redd | |||
| Kool & the Gang singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Funky Man" (Live) on YouTube | ||||
Compendium
Funky 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
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 87 |
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 16 |
Legacy
Funky 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]