Funny, Funny

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"Funny, Funny"
Single by the Sweet
from the album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
B-side "You're Not Wrong for Loving Me"
Released29 January 1971 (1971-01-29)
Genre
Length2:46
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Phil Wainman
The Sweet singles chronology
"Get on the Line"
(1970)		"Funny, Funny"
(1971)		"Co-Co"
(1971)

"Funny, Funny" is a song by British band the Sweet released in January 1971. It was the first single from their debut album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be and became their first chart hit, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

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Robin Carmody of Freaky Trigger described the "particularly fine" song as the strongest example of the Sweet's early bubblegum sound, before the group's music became heavier. [2]

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "Funny, Funny" – 2:46
  2. "You're Not Wrong for Loving Me" – 2:45

Charts

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