Too Funky

Too Funky

Infobox Single
Name = Too Funky


Artist = George Michael
from Album = Red Hot + Dance
B-side = "Crazyman Dance"
Released = July 12,1992
Format = CD Single
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Dance pop, Funk
Length = 3:45
Label = Columbia
Writer = George Michael
Producer = George Michael
Certification = Gold (RIAA)
Chart position =

  • #3 (Netherlands)
  • #4 (UK)
  • #10 (U.S.)

  • Last single = "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
    (with Elton John)
    (1991)
    This single = "Too Funky"
    (1992)
    Next single = "Somebody to Love"
    (with Queen)

    (1992)Extra tracklisting
    Album =
    Type = compilation
    prev_track = "Fastlove"
    prev_no = 3
    this_track = "Too Funky"
    track_no = 4
    next_track = "Freedom '90"
    next_no = 5
    Extra tracklisting
    Album = Twenty Five
    Type = compilation
    prev_track = "Faith"
    prev_no = 4
    this_track = "Too Funky"
    track_no = 5
    next_track = "Fastlove"
    next_no = 6

    "Too Funky" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released by Epic Records in 1992.

    History

    "Too Funky" was Michael's final single for his recording contract with Sony Music before he started legal action to extricate himself from his contract. "Too Funky" had been initially earmarked for a follow-up to the album "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" but George shelved the idea, instead donating it, along with three other songs, to the project "Red Hot + Dance", which raised money for AIDS awareness. Michael subsequently donated the royalties to the same cause. The song didn't appear on any of Michael's studio album, although later it was included on his solo collection "".

    ong Meaning

    The song was lyrically a basic, animalistic plea from Michael for sexual activity with an individual and musically it was the most upbeat record he had released since "Faith" almost five years previously.

    It featured a clip from "The Graduate". Anne Bancroft's line of "Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you're trying to tell me?" was repeated during the final crescendo. The song then ended with a sample from the BBC sitcom "Hancock's Half Hour", with the line "Will you stop playing with that radio of yours? I'm trying to get to sleep!".

    Music Video

    The video featured Michael (sporadically) as a director filming a number of supermodels, similarly to the video for his 1990 single "Freedom! '90". The supermodels featured in this video include Julie Newmar, Linda Evangelista, Tyra Banks, Beverly Peele, Nadja Auermann, Emma Sjöberg, Rossy de Palma, and Estelle Hallyday.

    Chart performance

    "Too Funky" reached #4 in the UK singles chart in 1992 and became that year's most played record in Europe.

    In the U.S. the single debuted at #84 on Billboard Hot 100, reaching #8, its peak position, by its fourth week, and had sold over 500,000, being certified Gold by the RIAA .

    It is the biggest gainer song ever in the top fifty on the ARIA Charts jumped form #50 to #8 {42 places) and reached pick position #3 in Australia.

    "Too Funky" reached #3 on Dutch Top 40 [cite web |url=http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=5889 |title=De Nederlandse Top 40, week 46, 1987 |accessdate=2008-03-16]

    Track listings

    CD single
    #Too Funky (Extended) - 5:01
    #Crazyman Dance (Extended) - 6:00
    #Too Funky - 3:45

    7" single
    #Too Funky - 4:45
    #Crazyman Dance - 3:34

    12" single
    #Too Funky (Extended) - 5:01
    #Crazyman Dance (Extended) - 6:00

    References


    Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

    Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

    Look at other dictionaries:

    • Too Funky — «Too Funky» Sencillo de George Michael del álbum Red Hot + Dance Formato 7 Sencillo, CD Maxi y Video Grabación 1992 Género(s) Pop Duración 3:45 …   Wikipedia Español

    • funky — I adj Eccentric, odd, peculiar. The group was playing funkymusic that you either loved or hated. 1960s II adj Musically down to earth, original. I love that funky New Orleans sound. 1950s III adj Smelly. I m thinking that the milk is too funky to …   Historical dictionary of American slang

    • Funky Chris — Too Strong Too Strong Logo designed by ATOMone Gründung 1989 Auflösung 2001 Wiedervereinigung 2004 Genre Hip Hop …   Deutsch Wikipedia

    • Too Strong — Logo gestaltet von ATOMone …   Deutsch Wikipedia

    • Funky Skunk — a remix album released in late summer 2005, has been framed within the project Public Works billed as a DJ Shadow/Obey reconstruction and co production between Josh Davis (DJ Shadow) and Shepard Fairey, in concordance with a product line of shir …   Wikipedia

    • Too Poetic — Anthony Ian Berkeley (noviembre 15, 1964 – Julio 15, 2001) mejor conocido como Poetic o Too Poetic, fue un cantante de rap y productor estadounidense. También fue uno de los miembros fundadores del grupo de hip hop Gravediggaz, donde usó el alias …   Wikipedia Español

    • Too Legit to Quit — Infobox Album | Name = Too Legit to Quit Type = Album Artist = Hammer Released = October 29, 1991 Recorded = 1991 Genre = Pop, Hip hop Length = Label = Capitol Records Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg …   Wikipedia

    • Too Young to Die (Jamiroquai song) — Infobox Single Name = Too Young to Die Artist = Jamiroquai from Album = Emergency on Planet Earth B side = Released = 1 March 1993 (UK) Format = CD/Cassette/12 /10 /7 Recorded = 1992 Genre = Funk / Acid Jazz Length = Label = Writer = Jay Kay /… …   Wikipedia

    • Too Hard to Swallow — Infobox Album | Name = Too Hard to Swallow Type = Album Artist = UGK Released = November 10, 1992 Recorded = 1992 Length = 57:43 Genre = Rap, Southern Rap Label = Jive/Bigtyme Producer = UGK, Bernie Bismark, Shetoro Henderson Reviews = RapReviews …   Wikipedia

    • Make It Funky — For the Information Society song of the same name, see here. Make It Funky Single by James Brown A side Make I …   Wikipedia

    Share the article and excerpts

    Direct link
    Do a right-click on the link above
    and select “Copy Link”