Funk Generation

Funk Generation
Studio album by Anitta
Released	26 April 2024 (2024-04-26)
Genre	Brazilian funk phonk miami bass Pop
Length	35:14
Language	English Spanish Portuguese
Label	Republic Universal Latin
Producer	Márcio Arantes Botlok Brabo Dennis Diplo DJ GBR DJ Gabriel do Borel Jason Evigan Rafael Fadul Jacob Gago Leclair Julia Lewis Taylor Ross Pedro Sampaio Stargate Tropkillaz
Anitta chronology
Versions of Me (2022) Funk Generation (2024) Ensaios da Anitta (2024)
Singles from Funk Generation
"Funk Rave" Released: 22 June 2023 "Mil Veces" Released: 19 October 2023 "Joga pra Lua" Released: 14 December 2023 "Double Team" Released: 21 March 2024 "Grip" Released: 26 April 2024 "Aceita" Released: 14 May 2024

Funk Generation is the sixth studio album by Brazilian singer Anitta. It was released on 26 April 2024, through Floresta Records, Republic Records and Universal Latin Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Brray, Bad Gyal, Dennis, Pedro Sampaio and Sam Smith. It is her third trilingual album after Kisses (2019) and Versions of Me (2022).

Funk Generation was met with positive reviews upon release, being praised for Anitta's experimentation with the album's genre, the revival of funk's cultural roots and the artist's ability to experiment with the genre's limits, although some pointed out that her variation in styles may sound disjointed to listeners more accustomed to a uniform approach. The track "Mil Veces", one of the album's singles, won Best Latin Video at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 25th Latin Grammy Awards, where it also received a nomination for Best Portuguese-Language Urban Performance for the track "Joga Pra Lua". Both songs won the TVZ Music Video of the Year and Funk of the Year categories, respectively, at the 2024 Multishow Brazilian Music Awards, where Anitta was the first person to be honored with the Vanguarda Trophy. Funk Generation received a nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, becoming the first funk album in history to be nominated for a Grammy. ^{[1] [2]}

It was named by Billboard and People as one of the best Latin albums and one of the best albums of the year, respectively. ^{[3] [4]}

Background

After the release of her fifth studio album, Versions of Me , in April 2022 and the EP À Procura da Anitta Perfeita in November of the same year, Anitta confirmed that she was working on an entirely Brazilian funk album. ^[5] At the end of January 2023, she was seen filming a series of music videos in Rio de Janeiro for the album. ^[6] In April, she signed with Republic Records after ending her contract with Warner Records. ^[7] She first teased the album title on June 9 with the creation of an Instagram broadcast channel called "Funk Generation". ^[8] On June 22, she released the album's lead single, "Funk Rave". ^[9] At the end of the month, Anitta revealed in an interview that the album would include collaborations with American singer Chlöe and English singer Sam Smith. ^[10] On August 18, she released Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story as a preview of the album. ^[11] The EP included the singles "Funk Rave", "Casi Casi" and " Used to Be". Although the singer initially stated that all three songs would appear on the album, only the first one was included in the final track listing. ^[12]

In an interview for the Brazilian program De Frente com Blogueirinha, Anitta mentioned that the album would be released in early 2024, possibly in March. ^[11] However, in late February 2024, she stated that the album's release was delayed because Sam Smith initially canceled the release of their collaboration. ^[13] On March 21, Anitta announced the release date of the album and revealed that her collaboration with Smith would appear on the album; however, she mentioned that her collaboration with Chlöe might not appear on the album because it contains an uncleared sample of P. Diddy's "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (2002). ^[12]

Singles

"Funk Rave" was released as the album's lead single on June 22, 2023. ^[9] It reached number one in Colombia ^[14] and Mexico, ^[15] and number 47 in Brazil. ^[16] The music video for the song was directed by João Wainer and Ricardo Souza and filmed in Rio de Janeiro. ^{[17] [18]} It features Anitta in a favela, where residents carry out activities such as playing football, dancing, and sunbathing. ^[19] The song won Best Latin at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. ^[20]

"Mil Veces" was released as the album's second single on October 19, 2023. ^[21] It reached number 21 in Portugal ^[22] and number 22 in Brazil. ^[16] The music video for the song was directed by Jackson Tisi and filmed in Canada. ^[21] It features Anitta and Damiano David, the vocalist of the Italian band Måneskin, playing a couple in a "tumultuous relationship". ^[21] A remix in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Melody was released on January 4, 2024. ^[23] The song won Best Latin at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. ^[24]

"Joga Pra Lua" with Brazilian DJs and Pedro Sampaio was released as the album's third single on December 14, 2023. ^[25] It reached number 17 in Brazil ^[16] and number 48 in Portugal. ^[26] The song was accompanied by a visualizer, which features the three artists on a beach at night. ^[27]

"Double Team" with Puerto Rican singer Brray and Spanish singer Bad Gyal was released as the album's fourth single on March 21, 2024. ^[28] The music video for the song was directed by Sam Hayes. It features the three artists and a group of people at an outdoor party. ^[29]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	70/100 [30]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[31]
Escutai	80/100 [32]
Folha	[33]
G1	[34]
Lorena	10/10 [35]
Popmatters	70/100 [36]
Tracklist	9,5/10 [37]

Billboard's Luisa Calle mentioned that "no one does funk like Anitta. Singing in Spanish, Portuguese and English, the trilingual superstar doubles down on her efforts to globalize Brazilian funk with Funk Generation." ^[38] The Fader's Sandra Song wrote that "it's this measured use of Miami bass loops, samba-like percussion, and the occasional guest rapper that keeps Funk Generation from feeling less like candy-coated carioca, and more like the Latin Grammy-nominated superstar's genuine desire to finally return home." ^[39]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings for Funk Generation

Publication/critic	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
People	Top 10 Albums of 2024	10	[40]

Baile Funk Experience

On April 8, 2024, Anitta announced the Baile Funk Experience tour in support of the album. ^[41]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for Funk Generation

Year	Organization	Category	Result	Ref.
2024	Multishow Brazilian Music Awards	Album of the Year	Nominated	[42] [43]
		Album Cover of the Year	Nominated
2025	Grammy Awards	Best Latin Pop Album	Pending	[44]
2025	Lo Nuestro Awards	Pop-Urban Album of the Year	Pending	[45]

Track listing

Funk Generation track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producers	Length
1.	"Lose Ya Breath"	Larissa de Macedo Machado Samantha María Camara	André Laudz Jacob Gago Taylor Ross Zé Gonzalez	Gago Ross Tropkillaz	2:16
2.	"Grip"	Machado Melony Nathalie Redondo Liana Banks	Arthur Gomes Guilherme Pereira Pablo Bispo Rodrigo Gorky	Brabo	1:50
3.	"Funk Rave"	Machado Redondo	Gabriel Luiz dos Santos Márcio Arantes Thomas Wesley Pentz	Diplo Gabriel do Borel Márcio Arantes Jean Rodriguez [v]	2:27
4.	"Fria"	Machado Nathalia Marshall Redondo	Bispu Gomes Gorky Pereira	Brabo	2:07
5.	"Meme"	Machado Camara	Andy Bauza Arantes Benjamin Falik dos Santos Pedro Wider Malcher	Arantes Gabriel do Borel Julia Lewis	2:30
6.	"Love in Common"	Machado Amy Allen Amy Wadge	Gonzalez Jason Evigan Laudz Rafael Fadul	Evigan Fadul Tropkillaz Rodriguez [v]	2:29
7.	"Aceita"	Machado Redondo	Arantes dos Santos Jamison Baken Pentz	Arantes Diplo Gabriel do Borel Leclair Dee Mad [a] Rodriguez [v]	2:07
8.	"Double Team" (with Brray and Bad Gyal)	Machado Alba Farelo Solé Brray	Bryan García Eduardo Vargas Elvin Jesús Roubert Rodríguez Kenneth Vargas Robert Félix	Botlok	3:52
9.	"Savage Funk"	Machado	Gabriel Henrique Nogueira Gonzales Laudz	DJ GBR Tropkillaz	1:23
10.	"Joga pra Lua" (with Dennis and Pedro Sampaio)	Machado Fernando Ps Gabriel Cantini	Dennison de Lima Gomes Pedro Sampaio Shylton Fernandes	Dennis Pedro Sampaio	2:05
11.	"Cria de Favela"	Machado Redondo Camara Banks	Arantes Bispo David Arkwright Decz dos Santos Forest Moore Gorky Gomes Marty Maro Pereira	Arantes Brabo Gabriel do Borel Rodriguez [v]	2:57
12.	"Puta Cara"	Machado Camara	Arantes dos Santos Jorge Luis Perez Jr. Malcher	Arantes Gabriel do Borel Julia Lewis Rodriguez [v]	2:02
13.	"Sabana"	Machado Redondo	Bispo Gorky Gomes Pedro Henrique Mendes Pereira	Brabo Rodriguez [v]	1:54
14.	"Ahi" (with Sam Smith)	Machado Carolina Isabel Colón Sam Smith	James Napier Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Sam Smith Tor Erik Hermansen	Stargate	2:37
15.	"Mil Veces"	Machado Camara	Arantes Falik Cámara dos Santos Malcher Pérez Jr. Rodríguez	Arantes Gabriel do Borel Julia Lewis	2:34
Total length:					35:14

Note

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Musicians

• Anitta – vocals
• Tropkillaz – programming (tracks 1, 6, 9)
• Jacob Gago – programming (track 1)
• Taylor Ross – programming (track 1)
• Gorky – programming (tracks 2, 4, 13)
• Maffalda – programming (tracks 2, 4, 13)
• Pablo Bispo – programming (tracks 2, 4, 13)
• Zebu – programming (tracks 2, 4, 13)
• DJ Gabriel do Borel – programming (tracks 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15)
• Márcio Arantes – programming (tracks 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15)
• Diplo – programming (tracks 3, 7)
• Pedro Wider Malcher – synthesizer (tracks 5, 12, 15)
• Julia Lewis – programming (tracks 5, 12)
• Jason Evigan – guitar, programming (track 6)
• Rafael Fadul – programming (track 6)
• Leclair – programming (track 7)
• Botlok – keyboards, piano, programming (track 8)
• Bad Gyal – vocals (track 8)
• Brray – vocals (track 8)
• DJ GBR – programming (track 9)
• Dennis – vocals (track 9)
• Pedro Sampaio – vocals (track 9)
• Brabo – programming (track 11)
• Alice Caymmi – background vocals (track 13)
• Stargate – programming (track 14)
• Sam Smith – vocals (track 14)

Technical

• Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 1–9, 11–14)
• Arthur Luna – mastering, mixing, engineering (track 10)
• Dennis – mastering, mixing, engineering (track 10)
• Dave Kutch – mastering (track 15)
• Rafael Fadul – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 9, 11, 13), engineering (6)
• Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (tracks 2, 4–8, 12), engineering (8), immersive mix engineering (12–14)
• Gustavo Lenza – mixing, engineering (track 3)
• Matthew Testa – mixing (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 12), engineering (8), immersive mix engineering (12–14)
• Tropkillaz – mixing (track 14), engineering (9)
• Rob Kinelski – mixing, engineering (track 15)
• Kuk Harrell – engineering (tracks 1, 2)
• Sean Phelan – engineering (tracks 1, 6)
• Jean Rodriguez – engineering (tracks 3, 4, 6–8, 11–13, 15), vocal programming (3, 12, 15), vocal engineering (4, 8, 12, 15)
• John Bruington – engineering (track 5)
• Sloane Esme – engineering (track 8), mixing assistance (4, 5, 7, 12)
• Pamela Velez – engineering (tracks 8, 12, 15)
• Hiram "Shults" Shulterbrandt – engineering (track 8)
• Denzel "Heartbreak" Richards – engineering (tracks 12, 15)
• Stargate – engineering (tracks 14)
• Eli Heisler – additional engineering, mixing assistance (track 15)
• Charlee "MC4" Argueta – engineering assistance (tracks 12, 15)

Charts

Chart performance for Funk Generation

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Irish Albums (OCC) [46]	36
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [47]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [48]	90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [49]	91

Release history

Release history and formats for Funk Generation

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	August 18, 2023	EP digital download streaming	Floresta Republic Universal Latin	[50]
	April 26, 2024	Digital download streaming		[51]
United States	May 3, 2024	CD		[52]
Brazil	June 21, 2024		Universal Latin	[53]
United States	November 29, 2024	Vinyl	Republic	[54]

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