Funky Nassau

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"Funky Nassau"
Single by The Beginning of the End
from the album Funky Nassau
B-side "Funky Nassau-Part II"
Released March 1971
Genre Funk
Length3:10
Label Alston
Songwriter(s) Ray Munnings, Tyrone Fitzgerald
Producer(s) Marlin Productions
The Beginning of the End singles chronology
"Monkey Tamarind"
(1971)
"Funky Nassau"
(1971)
"Come Down Baby"
(1972)

"Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End.

Contents

The song was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End. [1]

It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 17, 1971 and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974. [2] [3] The song was featured on their 1971 album, Funky Nassau. [4]

The single ranked #75 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971. [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1971)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 15
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 7
Chart (1974)Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)31

Other versions

Song sampling

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