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<h2 id="composition-and-lyrics">Composition and lyrics</h2> <p>Sung by Lipps Inc.'s lead vocalist <a href="/facts/Cynthia_Johnson/6JXmJgpP">Cynthia Johnson</a>, the tune features the narrator pining for a <a href="/facts/Metaphor/xwsLaqJI">metaphorical</a> place that will "keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy", while Lipps Inc. members were dreaming of relocating from <a href="/facts/Minneapolis/gEsXsP3d">Minneapolis</a> to <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> The song is in 44 <a href="/facts/Time_signature/kwQcWg1P">time</a> with a key of <a href="/facts/C_major/20GWzL2C">C major</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="chart-performance">Chart performance</h2> <p>In the United States, "Funkytown" entered the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> on March 29, 1980 and <a href="/facts/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number_ones_of_1980/nQn7epz4">spent four weeks at number one, from May 31 to June 21, 1980</a>. It also topped the <a href="/facts/Dance_Club_Songs/TNav6YJl">Disco Top 60</a> chart for <a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_dance_singles_of_1980_(U.S.)/U7SSx2L3">four non-consecutive weeks</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> and peaked at number two on the <a href="/facts/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs/830VoC96">Hot Soul Singles</a> chart for four weeks also, from May 24 to June 21, 1980.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> "Funkytown" was first <a href="/facts/Music_recording_certification/zGzLFa9l">certified</a> <a href="/facts/RIAA_certification/TWwUbkQP">Gold</a> by the <a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America/8a7K0Ubf">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) on May 23, 1980 and later Platinum on July 17, 1980. <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> magazine ranked the song as the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1980/MJqjRoD5">eighth most popular single of 1980</a>. It is Lipps Inc.'s only US <a href="/facts/Top_40/vHTAW2M6">Top 40</a> <a href="/facts/Hit_song/cFBCe0aS">hit single</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>Elsewhere, "Funkytown" was a number-one hit in countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and West Germany, and peaked at number two in Finland, Sweden and on the <a href="/facts/UK_singles_chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="music-videos">Music videos</h2> <p>"Funkytown" has at least two music videos. In one, an unidentified black woman <a href="/facts/Lip_sync/0L9g54as">lip synching</a> Johnson's vocals dances with some women in a pub. In another video, <a href="/facts/Doris_D/vGuUFvNA">Doris D</a>, who fronted Lipps Inc. in the Netherlands and West Germany, dances while lip synching the vocals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Johnson's website claims that the singer "was never asked to perform a video of 'Funkytown'".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="legacy-and-impact">Legacy and impact</h2> <p>In 1997, <a href="/facts/Disc_jockey/5YYYRqPB">DJ</a> <a href="/facts/John_Acquaviva/bb4Kr9fm">John Acquaviva</a> listed "Funkytown" with his top ten tracks, saying "It's always been one of my favorite songs. It's got an amazing <a href="/facts/Bassline/u1QJeCos">bassline</a> that sounds great on a good system and people love it. Some people in Germany I know are reissuing it."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> In 2009, the song was ranked number 94 on <i><a href="/facts/Entertainment_Weekly/BhADudJx">Entertainment Weekly</a>'</i>s "The 100 Greatest Summer Songs", saying, "This one-hit wonder belonged to the tail end of the <a href="/facts/Disco/BQu4rHxV">disco</a> era but also presaged the <a href="/facts/Techno-pop/ejVwqcNb">techno-pop</a> epoch about to come...totally synthetic, totally cool."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Same year, <a href="/facts/VH1/QHke2pHv">VH1</a> ranked the song number 37 on its list of the "100 Greatest <a href="/facts/One-hit_wonder/NUptgu0S">One Hit Wonders</a> of the 1980s".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> In 2018, <i><a href="/facts/Time_Out_(magazine)/bfIH4JS1">Time Out</a></i> ranked it number 44 on its list of "The 100 best party songs", writing, "'Funkytown' expresses a simple, repetitive yearning for the pulse of a bigger city, goosed by a killer ten-note <a href="/facts/Synthesizer/NrmdVrPa">synth</a> <a href="/facts/Riff/VgNk7JRt">riff</a>. "<i>Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me</i>", sings Cynthia Johnson in a robotic, <a href="/facts/Vocoder/sSymnRBU">vocoderized</a> voice (a precursor to the <a href="/facts/Auto-Tune/AEeQmhaY">Auto-Tune</a> sound) before busting out an unmodified, <a href="/facts/Soul_music/y68RPFIa">soulful</a> wail, pleading for a trip to the party destination of her dreams. Released in 1980, 'Funkytown' came late to the disco party, but gave it a jolt of electricity.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> In 2018, <i><a href="/facts/Dotdash_Meredith/z0Pl7KE5">ThoughtCo.</a></i> ranked the song number seven on its list of the "25 Best <a href="/facts/Dance-pop/4zC0B7HB">Dance Pop</a> Songs of All Time".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h3>Cultural use</h3> <p>The song was used in movies such as <i><a href="/facts/Shrek_2/259JHfkg">Shrek 2</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_(film)/kU3X9ykW">Alvin and the Chipmunks</a></i>, as well as in television shows, such as the 13th episode of the 1st season of <i><a href="/facts/Malcolm_in_the_Middle/NJmkPK1U">Malcolm in the Middle</a></i>, "Rollerskates". </p><p>The song is at times associated by certain Internet users with an infamous <a href="/facts/Shock_video/ovvBrgHe">shock video</a>, which appears to show the torture of a Mexican victim; most likely by a cartel members, although that is unknown. It's often regarded as one of the worst gore videos by viewers. The video started to spread to gore sites in 2016 and became more known during the beginning of the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_Pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 Pandemic</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing-and-formats">Track listing and formats</h2> <p>All tracks were written and produced by <a href="/facts/Steven_Greenberg_(musician)/jXma3jEq">Steven Greenberg</a>. </p> <ul><li>US <a href="/facts/Single_(music)/xkeLPy2P">7-inch</a> <a href="/facts/Phonograph_record/ccuFV9Af">vinyl</a> single (810 326-7)</li></ul> A1. "Funkytown" – 3:57 B1. "All Night Dancing" – 3:09 <ul><li>Australian <a href="/facts/Twelve-inch_single/AQLFHbJz">12-inch</a> vinyl single (6198 342)</li></ul> A1. "Funkytown" – 7:46 B1. "All Night Dancing" – 8:18 <ul><li>Mexican 12-inch vinyl single (3027)</li></ul> A1. "Funkytown" (Super Disco version) – 12:43 B1. "All Night Dancing" – 3:09 <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Weekly charts</h3><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1980)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><td>Argentina (Prensario)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Australia (<a href="/facts/Kent_Music_Report/HdgVXfSz">Kent Music Report</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a>: 178 </td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Austria (<a href="/facts/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40/3B0L8Tj0">Ö3 Austria Top 40</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium (<a href="/facts/Ultratop/z8s4xXqw">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Canada Top Singles (<i><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">RPM</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Europe (<a href="/facts/European_Hot_100_Singles/8b4H0Bl4">Eurochart Hot 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Finland (<i><a href="/facts/Official_Finnish_Charts/c0yxEQtC">Suomen virallinen lista</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>France (<a href="/facts/Institut_fran%C3%A7ais_d%27opinion_publique/VMpU8hhk">IFOP</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Italy (<i><a href="/facts/Musica_e_dischi/3o12WUVN">Musica e dischi</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Top_40/3qsvTuav">Dutch Top 40</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Single_Top_100/wFjNkofC">Single Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Norway (<a href="/facts/VG-lista/gHbBmrR7">VG-lista</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa (<a href="/facts/Springbok_Radio/UIYLLLug">Springbok Radio</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Spain (<a href="/facts/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a/shAF30pQ">Promusicae</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden (<a href="/facts/Sverigetopplistan/Br6GrFEd">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland (<a href="/facts/Swiss_Hitparade/GsbuC0fn">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Dance_Club_Songs/TNav6YJl">Disco Top 60</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a>(with "All Night Dancing")</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs/830VoC96">Hot Soul Singles</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>US <i><a href="/facts/Cashbox_(magazine)/8L7IspkS">Cash Box</a></i> <a href="/facts/Cash_Box_Top_100_Pop_Singles/FqArdzAj">Top 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>US <i><a href="/facts/Record_World/pjfycyex">Record World</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>West Germany (<a href="/facts/GfK_Entertainment_charts/bGrgjxKn">GfK</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h3>Year-end charts</h3><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1980)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><td>Australia (Kent Music Report)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a>: 432 </td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Canada Top Singles (<i>RPM</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands (Single Top 100)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1980/MJqjRoD5"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>US <i>Cash Box</i> Top 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td><td>10</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="certifications-and-sales">Certifications and sales</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association/tg97mRCL">ARIA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>100,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/Music_Canada/aLB7HHJo">Music Canada</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></th><td>2× Platinum</td><td>300,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">France (<a href="/facts/SNEP/lT0tPFLb">SNEP</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></th><td>Gold</td><td>500,000*</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Germany (<a href="/facts/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie/atSuKXIG">BVMI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></th><td>Gold</td><td>500,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mexico</th><td>—</td><td>1,000,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">RMNZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>30,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/facts/British_Phonographic_Industry/G1QjcwBq">BPI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a><i> Physical </i></th><td>Silver</td><td>250,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/facts/British_Phonographic_Industry/G1QjcwBq">BPI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a><i> Digital </i></th><td>Gold</td><td>400,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United States (<a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America/8a7K0Ubf">RIAA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>3,000,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="3">Summaries</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Worldwide</th><td>—</td><td>8,000,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="pseudo-echo-version">Pseudo Echo version</h2> <p>In 1986, "Funkytown" was <a href="/facts/Cover_version/77Teealn">covered</a> by <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australian</a> <a href="/facts/New_wave_music/jw9IYpDh">new wave</a> <a href="/facts/Band_(rock_and_pop)/1kHpuhz9">band</a> <a href="/facts/Pseudo_Echo/0EYlmXLw">Pseudo Echo</a> in <a href="/facts/Rock_music/zBM2guyQ">rock</a> form on their album <i><a href="/facts/Love_an_Adventure/IQwC9Vxs">Love an Adventure</a></i>, including a <a href="/facts/Guitar_solo/75F1IxS5">guitar solo</a> in the middle. It reached number six on the US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 and spent seven weeks at number one in Australia and six weeks at number one in New Zealand. Like the original song by Lipps Inc., Pseudo Echo's version of the track is the band's only US Top 40 hit single. </p> <h3>Track listing and formats</h3> <ul><li>US 7-inch vinyl single (<a href="/facts/EMI_Records/VdArVfrM">EMI</a> 1883)</li></ul> A1. "Funkytown" – 3:40 B1. "Lies Are Nothing" – 3:58 <ul><li>12-inch vinyl maxi single (ED 237) / (<a href="/facts/RCA_Records/bp1jLxvU">RCA</a> 5217–7)</li></ul> A1. "Funkytown" (Dance Mix) – 6:32 B1. "Funkytown" – 3:40 B2. "Lies Are Nothing" – 3:58 <h3>Charts</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td><h4>Weekly charts</h4><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1986–1987)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><td>Australia (<a href="/facts/Kent_Music_Report/HdgVXfSz">Kent Music Report</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a>: 241 </td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Austria (<a href="/facts/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40/3B0L8Tj0">Ö3 Austria Top 40</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium (<a href="/facts/Ultratop/z8s4xXqw">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a></td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Canada Top Singles (<i><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">RPM</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a></td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa (<a href="/facts/Springbok_Radio/UIYLLLug">Springbok Radio</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden (<a href="/facts/Sverigetopplistan/Br6GrFEd">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a></td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland (<a href="/facts/Swiss_Hitparade/GsbuC0fn">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a></td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a></td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a></td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Dance_Club_Songs/TNav6YJl">Dance Club Songs</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a></td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Dance/Electronic_Singles_Sales/FHIRMdld">Dance/Electronic Singles Sales</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>US <i><a href="/facts/Cashbox_(magazine)/8L7IspkS">Cash Box</a></i> <a href="/facts/Cash_Box_Top_100_Pop_Singles/FqArdzAj">Top 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a></td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>West Germany (<a href="/facts/GfK_Entertainment_charts/bGrgjxKn">GfK</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a></td><td>16</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h4>Year-end charts</h4><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1986)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><td>Australia (Kent Music Report)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a></td><td>93</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1987)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><td>Australia (Kent Music Report)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a>: 439 </td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>Canada Top Singles (<i>RPM</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a></td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1987/c7h58unu"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a></td><td>99</td></tr><tr><td>US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (<i>Billboard</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a></td><td>37</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1988)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><td>South Africa (Springbok Radio)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a></td><td>18</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Certifications and sales</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/Music_Canada/aLB7HHJo">Music Canada</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a></th><td>Gold</td><td>50,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">RMNZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a></th><td>Gold</td><td>10,000*</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States/yazjGWGh">List of one-hit wonders in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_singles_in_Australia_during_the_1980s/XkdlXcT3">List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lists_of_number-one_singles_(Austria)/jxFHYsk9">Lists of number-one singles (Austria)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1980/nQn7epz4">List of <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 number-one singles of 1980</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_dance_singles_of_1980_(U.S.)/U7SSx2L3">List of number-one dance singles of 1980 (U.S.)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Cash_Box_Top_100_number-one_singles_of_1980/CgNGV6GQ">List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1980</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_singles_of_1980_(Canada)/vPLFVbVR">List of number-one singles of 1980 (Canada)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_singles_of_1987_(Canada)/e67lTGBn">List of number-one singles of 1987 (Canada)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Dutch_Top_40_number-one_singles_of_1980/3LP0j3o5">List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1980</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_European_number-one_hits_of_1980/m7VPqYuM">List of European number-one hits of 1980</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_singles_of_1980_(France)/mep4c7hf">List of number-one singles of 1980 (France)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_hits_of_1980_(Germany)/fxP2txUx">List of number-one hits of 1980 (Germany)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_singles_from_the_1980s_(New_Zealand)/myyHHdpu">List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_songs_in_Norway/Adocuama">List of number-one songs in Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_singles_of_the_1980s_(Switzerland)/D7nMnW5q">List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://funkytown.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Lipps, Inc. – Funkytown" (in Dutch). 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