"Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End.
"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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The song was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End.[1]
It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 17, 1971 and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974.[2][3] The song was featured on their 1971 album, Funky Nassau.[4]
The single ranked #75 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[5]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles | 7 |
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 31 |
- The song was sampled in the Prodigy's song "No Good (Start the Dance)" on their 1994 album Music for the Jilted Generation.[9] A mixed version was also included as part of "Section 8" on their 1999 album The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One.[10]
- 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".
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