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| "Do Ya Wanna Funk" | ||||
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| Single by Sylvester and Patrick Cowley | ||||
| from the album All I Need | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 3:29 (Radio version) | |||
| Label | Megatone (US) London (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Patrick Cowley, Sylvester James | |||
| Producer(s) | Patrick Cowley | |||
| Sylvester and Patrick Cowley singles chronology | ||||
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"Do Ya Wanna Funk" is a 1982 dance song recorded by American recording artists Sylvester and Patrick Cowley. It was produced by Cowley, who incidentally died the same year. The song was mostly successful in Europe, especially in Belgium, Finland and Norway, where it became a top-10 hit. It also reached the top 20 in the Netherlands and Switzerland, and made it to the top 30 in West Germany and Australia, and the top 40 in the United Kingdom.[2][3] The song was inspired by "I'm Your Jeanie",[4] a single by Jeanie Tracy, who was a background vocalist for Sylvester.[5] It was also featured in the film Trading Places (1983) and Argylle (2024). In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked "Do Ya Wanna Funk" number 179 in their list of 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time.[6]
- ^ a b Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
...Sylvester was a grande dame by 1982, but still innovating in "Do Ya Wanna Funk". It's a blast of hi-NRG disco...
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UKwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jeanie Tracy Interview. Disco Disco. Retrieved on April 3, 2019
- ^ Jeanie Tracy Biography Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Bredband. Retrieved on April 3, 2019
- ^ Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (2022-07-22). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-10-30.