Dr. Funkenstein
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“Dr. Funkenstein” | ||
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Single by Parliament from the album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein |
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B-side | "Children of Productions" | |
Released | 1977 | |
Format | Vinyl | |
Genre | Funk | |
Length | 5:46 (album version) | |
Label | Casablanca NB 875 | |
Writer(s) | George Clinton/Bootsy Collins/Bernie Worrell | |
Producer | George Clinton |
"Dr. Funkenstein" is a song by the funk band Parliament. It was the second single released from their 1976 album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein. The song was later covered by the funk-rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their 1998 album "The Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under the Covers."
Dr. Funkenstein was one of George Clinton's many alter egos in the P-Funk mythology.