Funky Nassau
| "Funky Nassau" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Writer(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
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.[6] A mixed version was also included as part of "Section 8" on their 1999 album, The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One.[7]
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.
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". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ 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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