Funkdafied (song)

"Funkdafied"
Single by Da Brat
from the album Funkdafied
Released	May 30, 1994
Format	CD
Genre	Hip hop, G-funk
Length	3:05
Label	So So Def Recordings
Writer(s)	Jermaine Dupri, The Isley Brothers, Chris Jasper
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Da Brat chronology
"Funkdafied" (1994) "Fa All Y'all" (1995)

"Funkdafied" is the lead single released from Da Brat's debut album of the same name.

Background

The song was both produced and written by Jermaine Dupri and contained a sample of The Isley Brothers 1983 hit "Between the Sheets", for which the brothers and Chris Jasper were given songwriting credits. The single was released in the summer of 1994 and quickly became a hit, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and 2 on the R&B charts (held from the top spot by Janet Jackson's "Any Time, Any Place") while also topping the Hot Rap Singles chart at No. 1. To date, "Funkdafied" remains Da Brat's most successful single and is her only single to reach platinum status for one million copies sold, doing so on August 16, 1994. It reached No. 37 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1994 as one of the years most popular and successful singles.

Single track listing

1. "Funkdafied"
2. "Funkdafied" (Rated R)
3. "Funkdafied" (Instrumental)
4. "Funkdafied" (A Cappella)

Charts

Peak positions

End of year charts

References