"Funplex" is a song recorded by

The B-52s The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, p ...

. It is the title track and first single from the band's eighth full-length studio album ''

Funplex ''Funplex'' is the seventh studio album (eighth overall) by The B-52s, recorded during 2006 and 2007. The album was released on March 25, 2008, by Astralwerks Records. It was the first album of new material the group had released since ''Good ...

''. The single was released to

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's internationally as a digital download on 29 January 2008.

Remixes

Remixes of the track by

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Cansei de Ser Sexy ''Cansei de Ser Sexy'' is the first full-length album by Brazilian indie rock band CSS. It was released on October 9, 2005 by Trama in Brazil, where it reportedly sold 5,000 copies and failed to chart. It was released in the United States on Jul ...

and

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were released digitally on 5 March 2008.

Music video

A music video was filmed in West Hollywood on March 1, 2008 and featured a cameo appearance at the end by

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, who appeared in the video for "

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". The video features the band performing in a CGI shopping mall and premiered on MySpace on March 26, 2008.

References to mall culture

Lyrics in the song, "Private property–hippie be quiet / Your peace sign T-shirt / Could cause a riot" refer to the 2003 Crossgates Mall T-shirt censorship controversy. The 'Cansei de Ser Sexy' remix of Funplex is featured in the dancing video game, '' Just Dance'' for the

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. It also appears as DLC on

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versions of ''

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Track listing

# "Funplex" (CSS Remix) – 4:25 # "Funplex" (CSS Extended Remix) – 5:04 # "Funplex" (CSS Instrumental) – 5:00 # "Funplex" (CSS Edit) – 3:20 # "Funplex" (Peaches Pleasure Seeker Remix) – 4:42 # "Funplex" (Peaches Pleasure Seeker Instrumental) – 4:42 # "Funplex" (Peaches Pleasure Seeker Edit) – 2:58 # "Funplex" (Scissor Sisters Witches At The Wet Seal Remix) – 8:32 # "Funplex" (Scissor Sisters Witches At The Wet Seal Instrumental) – 8:32 # "Funplex" (Scissor Sisters Witches At The Wet Seal Edit) – 4:10

Chart performance

References

External links

Music video for "Funplex" on YouTube
{{authority control 2008 singles 2007 songs The B-52's songs Songs written by Fred Schneider Songs written by Kate Pierson Songs written by Keith Strickland Songs written by Cindy Wilson Astralwerks singles