Slam Dunk (Da Funk)

"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)"
Single by Five
from the album 5ive
B-side Straight Up Funk
Released UK 2 December 1997
US March 23, 1999
Format CD single, Cassette
Recorded 1997
Genre Pop
Length 3:34
Label BMG Records
Writer(s) Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Jake, Herbie Crichlow
Five singles chronology
"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)"
(1997)
"When the Lights Go Out"
(1998)

"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" is a song by British boy band Five, released as their first UK single in late 1997. It appeared on their first album, 5ive, in early 1998. The song reached #10 on the UK charts and sold around 500,000 copies worldwide. Featuring a blend of pop and rap, the single was produced by Jacob Schulze (as "Jake"), Max Martin, and Denniz Pop. The track contains a sample of "Clap Your Hands" by Herbie Crichlow. It was not released in many countries other than the UK and none outside Europe apart from New Zealand where it reached #22. In other countries, Five's first single was "When the Lights Go Out". The song was featured in the Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House.

Contents

Track listings

USA CD Single
  1. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Radio Edit] - 3:38
  2. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Instrumental] - 3:38
  3. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Call Out Research Hook] - 0:10
UK CD1
  1. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Radio Edit] - 3:38
  2. "Straight Up Funk" - 4:00
  3. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Candy Girls Vocal Club Mix] - 6:31
  4. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Video] - 3:41
UK CD2 (Includes Limited Edition Poster)
  1. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Radio Edit] - 3:38
  2. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Candy Girls Club Mix] - 5:16
  3. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Future Funk Mix] - 6:35
  4. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Sol Brothers Mix] - 8:57
  5. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Bug Remix] - 6:36

Chart performance

Chart (1997) Peak
Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 6
UK Singles Chart 10
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 14
Danish Singles Chart 15
Italian Singles Chart 19
Dutch Singles Chart 22
New Zealand Singles Chart 22
Irish Singles Chart 24
Swedish Singles Chart 28
German Singles Chart 77
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart 86

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1998) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 48

See also

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