Funky President (People It's Bad)
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| "Funky President (People It's Bad)" | ||||
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Reality | ||||
| B-side | "Coldblooded" | |||
| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | August or September 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Polydor 14258 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
| James Brown charting singles chronology | ||||
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"Funky President (People It's Bad)" is a
U.S. President Gerald Ford, who had succeeded Richard Nixon in the White House shortly before it was recorded.[2]
Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocals
Studio band
- David Sanborn - alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, flute
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis- baritone saxophone
- Pat Rebillot - keyboards
- Joe Beck - guitar
- Sam Brown - guitar
- Gordon Edwards - bass
- Allan Schwartzberg - drums
- Johnny Griggs - percussion[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1974-75) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 44 |
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 4 |
Songs that sampled
- Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. Is President"/"Make 'Em Clap to This"
- MC Shan - "Kill That Noise"
- Fuck Tha Police"
- Guy - "Groove Me"
- Salt-N-Pepa - "Shake Your Thing"
- Public Enemy - "Fight the Power"
- Heavy D & the Boyz- "We Got Our Own Thang"
- Brand Nubian - "All for One"
- Ice Cube - "Jackin' for Beats"
- LL Cool J - "6 Minutes of Pleasure"
- Johnny Gill - "Rub You the Right Way"
- King Tee- "At Your Own Risk"
- Ronny Jordan - Come With Me (1993)
- Ronny Jordan - Bad Brother (1993)
- Wreckx-N-Effect - "New Jack Swing"
- UMC's- "One to Grow On"
- Kid 'N Play - "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"
- Digital Underground - "Kiss You Back"
- Ditty"
- Run-DMC - "Faces"
- Bebe's Kids - Freedom
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. Grand Puba- "Skinz"
- Kris Kross - "I Missed the Bus"
- Guru - "Trust Me"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Summertime"
- Beastie Boys - "Hey Ladies"
- KRS-One - "Outta Here"
- Arts n Crafts - Surley (1990)
- Naughty by Nature - "Hip Hop Hooray"
- MC Breed - "Gotta Get Mine"
- A Tribe Called Quest - "Oh My God"
- Kid 'N Play- "Last Night"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)"
- Digital Underground - "Wussup Wit the Luv"
- Usher - "Call Me a Mack"
- Cee-Lo Green and John Legend- "Like That"
- Tony! Toni! Toné! - "Feels Good"
- The D.O.C. - "It's Funky Enough"
- Heavy D & the Boyz- "Blue Funk"
- Poor Righteous Teachers - "Rock Dis Funky Joint"
- Del the Funky Homosapien - "If You Must"
- Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean - "Clique"
- Rick Ross feat. Kanye West - "Live Fast, Die Young"
- Pusha T and Kanye West - "New God Flow"
- Kanye West feat. Pusha T - "Runaway (Video Version)"
- Michel'le feat. Dr. Dre - "Nicety"
- Ghostface Killah - "Mighty Healthy"
- Nice & Smooth - "Sex, Sex, Sex"
- DMX- "Time to Build"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirOutro
- Childish Gambino - "3005"
- DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist - "Funky"
- Sugar Ray - "Falls Apart"
- Yolanda Adams - "Fly Like An Eagle (Medley)"
- De La Soul - "Freedom of Speak (We Got Eight Minutes)"
- De La Soul - "Ghetto Thang"
- LL Cool J - "Fast Peg"
- LL Cool J - "Ain't No Stoppin' This"
- Heavy D and the Boyz - "Gyrlz, They Love Me"
- Logic - "We Get High"
- Cella Dwellas - "Perfect Match"
- Run the Jewels - "Get It"
- Big Sean - "Ashley"
- Spoonie Gee - "Spoonie Is Back"
- The X-Ecutioners feat. DJ Premier - "Premier's X-Ecution"
- Large Professor - "I Juswanna Chill"
- Pete Rock feat. Black Thought and Rob-O - "It's About That Time"
- 2Pac feat. Richie Rich - "Lie to Kick It"
- Lord Finesse - "True and Livin'"
- Logic - "The Spotlight"
- C.L. Smooth- "Da Two"
- Gang Starr - "Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)"
- A Tribe Called Quest - "Show Business"
- The Offspring - "Original Prankster"
- DJ Kay Slay feat. Fat Joe and 50 Cent - "Free Again"
- Gang Starr - "Knowledge"
- Violadores del Verso - "Mierda"
- Shanice - "I Love Your Smile (Driza Bone Club Mix)"
- Citizen King - "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)"
- Calvin Harris - "C.U.B.A"
Appearances in other media
"Funky President" appears on the
Master Sounds 98.3
station.
References
- ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ^ Brown, James, with Bruce Tucker. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986), 242.
- ^ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 116.
External links
- Song Review at Allmusic
- List of songs that sample "Funky President" Archived 2006-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
