Funplex (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Funplex


Artist = The B-52's
from Album = Funplex
A-side = "Funplex"
B-side =
Released = January 29, 2008
Format = Digital download
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop, Rock
Length = 4:07
Label = Astralwerks
Writer = The B-52's
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Love Shack '99" (1999)
This single = "Funplex" (2008)
Next single = "Juliet of the Spirits" (2008)
Misc =

"Funplex" is a song recorded by The B-52's. It is the title track and first single from the band's eighth full-length studio album "Funplex". The single was released to iTunes Store's internationally as a digital download on 29 January 2008.

Remixes

Remixes of the track by Peaches, Cansei de Ser Sexy and Scissor Sisters were released digitally on 5 March 2008.

Music video

A music video was filmed in West Hollywood on March 1, 2008 and featured a cameo appearance by RuPaul, who appeared in the video for "Love Shack". The video features the band performing in a CGI shopping mall and premiered on MySpace on March 26, 2008.

References to mall culture

Lyrics in the song, "Private property–hippie be quiet / Your peace sign t-shirt / Could cause a riot" refer to the 2003 Crossgates Mall T-shirt censorship controversy.

Chart performance

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfh4C0SFOy4 Music video for "Funplex" on YouTube]

References