Get the Funk Out

"Get the Funk Out"
Single by Extreme featuring Pat Travers
from the album Extreme II: Pornograffitti
Released	1990
Genre	Pop metal [1] funk metal [2] heavy metal [3]
Length	4:24
Label	A&M
Songwriters	Nuno Bettencourt Gary Cherone
Producer	Michael Wagener
Extreme singles chronology
"Decadence Dance" (1990) "Get the Funk Out" (1990) "More Than Words" (1991)

"Get the Funk Out" is a song by American rock band Extreme. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Extreme II: Pornograffitti (1990). Canadian rock musician Pat Travers provided backing vocals to the song. The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. ^[4]

The song's guitar solo, played by Nuno Bettencourt, was praised by Queen's Brian May, who stated: "If that doesn't bring tears to your eyes as a guitarist, I don't know where things are, ... I could never do that, ... That's a landmark in rock history." ^{[5] [6]}

Track listing

1. "Get the Funk Out" - 4:24
2. "Li'l Jack Horny" - 4:51
3. "Mutha (Don't Wanna Go To School Today)" (Remix) - 4:52

References

1. Begrand, Adrien (April 5, 2017). "36 Essential '80s Pop Metal Tracks". Stereogum . Retrieved February 18, 2021.
2. Levine, Peter (July 9, 2019). "MALDEN MUSINGS: Looking Back With Malden's Extreme". Malden Observer. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. Ruhlmann, William. "20th Century Masters - The DVD Collection: The Best of Extreme - Extreme | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved April 2, 2021.
4. "Extreme - "Get the funk out"". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
5. Rolli, Bryan (2023-11-24). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
6. Polcaro, Rafael (2021-03-07). "Queen guitarist Brian May reveals his favorite guitar solo of all time". Rock And Roll Garage. Retrieved 2023-12-03.