Do You Wanna Get Funky Explained

Do You Wanna Get Funky
Cover:C+C_Music_Factory-Do_You_Wanna_Get_Funky.jpg
Type:single
Artist:C+C Music Factory
Album:Anything Goes!
Genre:
Length:4:04
Label:Columbia
Producer:
  • David Cole
  • Robert Clivillés
Prev Title:Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More)
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Take a Toke
Next Year:1994

"Do You Wanna Get Funky" is a song by American dance music group C+C Music Factory featuring vocals from Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, and Trilogy. Released in July 1994 by Columbia as the lead single from the group's second album, Anything Goes! (1994), it reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped both the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and the Canadian RPM Dance chart. In Europe and Oceania, it was a hit in several countries, peaking at number two in New Zealand, number five in Finland, number 11 in Australia, and number 18 in the Netherlands. Keir McFarlane directed the song's music video, featuring the artists performing in a nightclub. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" was awarded one of ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Awards in 1995.[1]

Composition

Sampling Nice & Smooth's "Hip Hop Junkies", "Do You Wanna Get Funky" is a Snoop Doggy Dogg-esque ragga, hip hop, and P-funk track "with highly charged vocal performances" and "a slick and insinuating groove that is padded with ear-pleasing synth lines".[2]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard praised "Do You Wanna Get Funky", predicting that its "killer hook and a memorable refrain" will "push the act up the charts once again".[3] Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box highlighted its "heavy-duty dance groove, some tasty toast-vox from Trilogy and a heaping helping of Ms. Wash’s operatic voice", and also suggested the "fiery track" could be a hit on "a large cross-section of contemporary radio".[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "When was the last C&C hit? In other words, high time for a new one."[2] Brad Beatnik from Music Weeks RM Dance Update called it the best cut "on a rather patchy new album", positively commenting on the choice of sample and "superb diva vocals from Martha Wash and Zelma Davis".[5]

Track listings

  1. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The C&C Sound Factory house mix) — 8:20
  2. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The Ministry of Sound mix) — 7:58
  1. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C+C radio mix) — 4:04
  2. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Ministry of Sound house mix) — 8:00
  3. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Mark the 45 King remix) — 5:29
  4. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C.J.'s full length version) — 9:35
  5. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C.J.'s Funky Organ Vox dub) — 9:03
  1. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (vocal club mix) — 4:29
  2. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Mark the 45 King remix) — 5:28
  3. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (a cappella) — 4:02
  4. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The C+C Sound Factory house mix) — 8:20
  5. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The Ministry of Sound house mix) — 7:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada Retail Singles (The Record)[6] 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 41
Europe (European Dance Radio)[8] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 5
UK Dance (Music Week)[10] 6
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[11] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 40
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)!scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 58
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[15] 3
Europe (European Dance Radio)[16] 8
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[17] 16
US Urban Singles (Cash Box)[18] 38

Release history

Region!scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesJuly 18, 1994RadioColumbia[19]
JapanJuly 21, 1994CDSony[20]
United KingdomAugust 15, 1994Columbia[21]

Notes and References

  1. Congratulations To Our Winners. Billboard. July 1, 1995. 16. November 28, 2022.
  2. New Releases: Singles . . July 30, 1994 . 5 . March 20, 2021 .
  3. Larry . Flick . Single Reviews . . July 16, 1994 . 59 . March 20, 2021 . Larry Flick.
  4. Troy J.. Augusto. Pop Singles — Reviews: Pick of the Week. Cash Box. July 23, 1994. 9. March 2, 2022.
  5. Brad . Beatnik . Hot Vinyl . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) . August 20, 1994 . 8 . April 19, 2021.
  6. Hits of the World: Canada. Billboard. November 5, 1994. 56. November 18, 2022.
  7. Eurochart Hot 100 . . 11 . 36 . September 3, 1994 . 12 . March 22, 2021.
  8. European Dance Radio . . 11 . 43 . October 22, 1994 . 27 . October 7, 2022.
  9. Top 10 Sales in Europe . . 11 . 35 . August 27, 1994 . 16 . March 22, 2021.
  10. Dance Singles . . August 27, 1994 . 28 . April 26, 2021.
  11. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). August 27, 1994. 8. May 19, 2023.
  12. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. September 10, 1994. September 19, 2023.
  13. Dance Club Songs. Billboard. October 8, 1994. September 19, 2023.
  14. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 13.
  15. Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994 - Issue 2684. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 13, 2023.
  16. 1994 in Review: European Dance Radio. Music & Media. 11. 52. 8. December 24, 1994. February 29, 2024.
  17. The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles. Billboard. December 24, 1994. YE-74. April 3, 2022.
  18. Cash Box Year-End Awards — Top 50 Urban Singles. Cash Box. December 31, 1994. 16. March 22, 2022.
  19. C+C Music Factory Ready to Come Back, 'Get Funky'. Flick. Larry. Billboard. 106. 28. 11. July 9, 1994. Although the official radio add date for ['Do You Wanna Get Funky'] is not until July 18....
  20. Web site: ドゥ・ユー・ワナ・ゲット・ファンキー C+Cミュージック・ファクトリー. Do You Wanna Get Funky C+C Music Factory. Oricon. ja. September 19, 2023.
  21. Single Releases. Music Week. 25. August 13, 1994.

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