Funky Town (Namie Amuro song)
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| “Funky Town” | |||||
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| Single by Namie Amuro from the album Play |
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| B-side | Darling | ||||
| Released | April 4, 2007 | ||||
| Format | CD Single, CD&DVD | ||||
| Genre | Pop/R&B | ||||
| Label | Avex Trax | ||||
| Producer | T. Kura & Michico;L.L. Brothers | ||||
| Namie Amuro singles chronology | |||||
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| Alternate cover | |||||
| [[Image:|CD only version|200px]] | |||||
| CD only version | |||||
"Funky Town" is Namie Amuro's 32nd solo single under the Avex Trax label. It was be released in CD and CD&DVD formats on April 4, 2007, three months after the release of her previous single "Baby Don't Cry".
"Funky Town" was ranked #44 on Recochoko's Download Chart and the video was ranked #4 on the PV Download Chart.[1]
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[edit] Overview
For the release of "Funky Town", Amuro returned to work with frequent married producers Michico and T. Kura. The song is described as being a dancey new number, produced by frequent collaborators T. Kura & Michico along with the L.L. Brothers.[2] The b-side, entitled "Darling," is said to be an adult and stylish dance tune produced by Coldfeet.[3] Also, uncommon for Amuro, first pressing editions of the "Funky Town" single came with a disco ball keychain - the CD&DVD version came with a gold disco ball keychain, and the CD only came with a silver disco ball keychain.[4]
[edit] Commercial endorsements
"Funky Town" will be used in a new commercial campaign for a redesigned version of the lemon tea Lipton Limone. The new commercial will feature Amuro herself[5] and will be broadcast from March 20 onwards.
[edit] Chart Performance
Commercially, Funky Town didn't match the success of her previous single with about only 55,000 copies sold on the Oricon Charts, but was a strong online digital seller with over 440 000 downloads purchased.[6]
[edit] Music video
The promotional video for "Funky Town" found Namie working with director Masāki Uchino (内野政明?), instead of long-time director Muto Masashi (武藤真志?).
The video begins with the words "Funky Town" on the screen,in the same font seen on the single's cover.The video featured scenes of Namie performing choreography with a group of dancers all wearing black in a black room in featuring a car; dancing against a large screen featuring footage of her face on it; and towards the end singing amid a pile of golden disco balls.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD only format
- "Funky Town" (T.Kura, Michico, L.L. Brothers) – 3:47
- "Darling" (Coldfeet) – 5:03
- "Funky Town (Instrumental)" (T.Kura, michico, L.L. Brothers) – 3:47
- "Darling (Instrumental)" (Coldfeet) – 4:55
[edit] CD and DVD
[edit] CD portion
- "Funky Town" (T.Kura, Michico, L.L. Brothers) – 3:47
- "Darling" (Coldfeet) – 5:03
- "Funky Town (Instrumental)" (T.Kura, michico, L.L. Brothers) – 3:47
- "Darling (Instrumental)" (Coldfeet) – 4:55
[edit] DVD portion
- "Funky Town" (Video Clip)
[edit] Personnel
- "Funky Town"
- Namie Amuro – vocals
- L.L Brothers, Warner, michico - additional vocals
- GIANTSWING PRODUCTION (T.Kura, Michico, L.L Brothers) - productions
- "Darling"
- Namie Amuro – vocals
- COLDFEET - productions
- Lori Fine - keyboards
- Watusi - programming & instruments
- Terrassy - guitars
[edit] Production
- "Funky Town"
- Producers – T.Kura, michico, L.L. Brothers
- Choreographer - Hirotsugu Kurosu
- Director - Masāki Uchino
- "Darling"
- Producer - Coldfeet
[edit] TV performances
- March 16, 2007 - PopJam Reprise
- April 5, 2007 - Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke SP
- April 6, 2007 - Music Fighter
- April 7, 2007 - CDTV
[edit] Charts
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| April 4, 2007 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #2 | |||
| April 4, 2007 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #3 | 34,292 | 54,030* | 7 weeks |
[edit] RIAJ certification
"Funky Town" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) 「着うたフル®」・「着うた®」なら「レコ直♪」 - 年間ランキング
- ^ Namie Amuro Official Site (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ Namie Amuro Official Management Site (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Namie Amuro Official Site (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
- ^ Namie Amuro Official Site (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ Avex Financial Release Page 19
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品認定 2007年4月 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
