Funplex (song)

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“Funplex”
“Funplex” cover
Single by The B-52's
from the album Funplex
A-side "Funplex"
Released January 29, 2008
Format Digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Length 4:07
Label Astralwerks
Writer(s) The B-52's
The B-52's singles chronology
"Love Shack '99"
(1999)
"Funplex"
(2008)
"Juliet of the Spirits"
(2008)

"Funplex" is a song recorded by The B-52's. It is the title track and first single from the band's eighth full length studio album Funplex. The single was released to iTunes Store's internationally as a digital download on 29 January 2008.

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[edit] Remixes

Remixes of the track by Peaches, Cansei de Ser Sexy and Scissor Sisters were released digitally on 5 March 2008.

[edit] Music video

A music video was filmed in West Hollywood on March 1, 2008 and featured a cameo appearance by RuPaul, who appeared in the video for "Love Shack". The video features the band performing in a CGI shopping mall and was premiered on MySpace on March 26, 2008.

[edit] References to mall culture

Lyrics in the song, "Private property–hippie be quiet / Your peace sign t-shirt / Could cause a riot" refer to the 2003 Crossgates Mall T-shirt censorship controversy.

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 16 [1]

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard [1]