Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me

"Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me"
Single by Peter Brown
from the album A Fantasy Love Affair
B-side	"Burning Love Breakdown"
Released	September 1977 (US) [1] February 1978 (Intl.) [2]
Genre	Disco
Length	3:43(single version) 8:30 (12" version)
Label	T.K. Disco 35 (US) T.K. Disco XB 2183 (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Peter Brown, Robert Rans
Producer(s)	Cory Wade, Peter Brown
Peter Brown singles chronology
"Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" (1977) "Dance With Me" (1978)

"Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" is a 1977 single recorded by Peter Brown. The record sold more than one million copies. ^[3] It was his first hit song. Backing vocals were provided by Wildflower.

The song reached number 18 in the U.S. and number 3 R&B. ^[4] It also charted in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 43. ^[5]

Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" as the 35th most popular hit of 1977. ^[6] It reached number 3 on their survey in October, 1977. ^[7]

Track listing

1977 release

12" vinyl ^[8]

• US: TK Disco / 35

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me"	8:30

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning Love Breakdown"	5:26

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 18 US Billboard R&B 3 US Cash Box R&B Singles [9] 2 US Billboard Disco 9 Chart (1978) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [10] 69 UK [5] 43

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 123

Legacy

• "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" was covered by industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on their 2005 album Gay, Black and Married .
• "Burning Love Breakdown" appeared on the fictional radio station K109 The Studio in the Grand Theft Auto IV universe.

References

1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
2. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1978-02-11. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
3. Peter Brown. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2012-01-29
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 82. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
6. "The WLS Big 89 of 1977". Wlshistory.com.
7. "wls102277". Oldiesloon.com. 1977-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
8. ""Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me" (TK) on Discogs". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
9. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 1, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
11. "1977 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

External links

• Lyrics of this song Archived 2015-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Peter Brown - Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me on YouTube