"Funkdafied" is the lead single released from

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Background

The song was both produced and written by

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and contained a sample of

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1983 hit " Between the Sheets", for which the brothers and

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were given songwriting credits. "Funkdafied" also uses the rap from the intro of "Gimme the Funk," the 1982 release by Charades. Both songs feature the rap

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in their intros, which satirizes the standard oath taken in

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, “Do you swear to give me the funk, the whole funk, and nothing but the funk...I do” The single was released in the summer of 1994 and quickly became a hit, reaching number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the R&B charts (held from the top spot by

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") and number one on

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. To date, "Funkdafied" remains Da Brat's most successful single and is her only single to have been

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for shipments exceeding one million copies, earning the certification on August 16, 1994. By the end of the year, it had sold 800,000 copies. It reached No. 37 on the

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1994 This is a list of ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1994. See also *1994 in music *List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1994 *List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1994 References

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as one of the year's most successful singles.

Music video

The music video was directed by David Nelson and premiered in the summer of 1994.

Single track listing

#"Funkdafied" #"Funkdafied" (Rated R) #"Funkdafied" (Instrumental) #"Funkdafied" (A Cappella)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 1994 singles Da Brat songs Song recordings produced by Jermaine Dupri Songs written by Jermaine Dupri Songs written by Chris Jasper G-funk songs 1994 songs