Da Funk#Charts and certifications

"Da Funk" was initially released as a 12-inch single on 8 May 1995 under the Soma Quality Recordings label, with the B-side "Rollin' & Scratchin'".{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=59|date=6 May 1995}}{{cite web |access-date=1 March 2021 |title=Rewind: Daft Punk - Da Funk · Single Review |url=https://ra.co/reviews/24337 |website=Resident Advisor |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309135433/https://ra.co/reviews/24337 |url-status=live }} The pressing was limited to 2,000 copies and was "virtually ignored" according to a Muzik magazine feature at the time. The single received a boost in popularity when the Chemical Brothers incorporated it into their live shows. Subsequently, the British duo's song "Life Is Sweet" was remixed by Daft Punk for a single release in August 1995.Bush, C. (1997), Frog Rock, Muzik, IPC Magazines Ltd, London, Issue No.21 February 1997. The track also received early support from veteran BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/01/hey-hi-hello-by-annie-nightingale-review-five-decades-of-pop-gusto |title=Hey Hi Hello by Annie Nightingale review – five decades of pop gusto |last=Sandhu |first=Sukhdev |date=1 October 2020 |website=theguardian.com |access-date=27 January 2024 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524142036/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/01/hey-hi-hello-by-annie-nightingale-review-five-decades-of-pop-gusto |url-status=live }}

Daft Punk eventually signed with Virgin Records after a bidding war amongst several labels. "Da Funk" was re-released in early 1997 by Virgin with the B-sideJames, Martin. French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery. London, United Kingdom: Sanctuary Publishing Ltd., 2003. pg 273. ({{ISBN|1-8607-4449-4}}) "Musique", a track that later appeared on the anthology Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005. The duo's debut album Homework features "Da Funk" as well as a reversed excerpt titled "Funk Ad". Daft Punk expressed that they wanted to make the album balanced by distributing tracks evenly across each of the four vinyl sides.Warner, Jennifer. [http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/interviews/a/IntDaftPunkDave_3.htm "Interview with Daft Punk"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710090208/http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/interviews/a/IntDaftPunkDave_3.htm |date=2014-07-10 }}. p. 3. DMA. About.com. Retrieved on 30 March 2007. The Homework release of "Da Funk" sold 30,000 copies.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |title=Daft Punk announce split after 28 years |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56158867 |access-date=2 June 2024 |date=22 February 2021}}

In an interview with Fredrik Strage for Swedish magazine Pop #23, Bangalter said that "Da Funk" was made after listening to American G-funk for weeks. He stated that the duo wanted to make a song in the style of gangsta rap. They tried to "murk [...] sounds" as much as possible. However, Bangalter said that "no one has ever compared it to hip hop." According to him, the melody and the synthesizers used in the song are reminiscent of music producer Giorgio Moroder and genres such as electro.Strage, Fredrik. Daft Punk drömmer om Amerika Pop (Stockholm). - Stockholm, Sweden: Bonniers specialtidningsförlag, 1997 pg. 85 (ISSN 1103-8578).

The riff was originally a siren sound, but was changed to reflect the "gangsta rap" aesthetic they were trying to achieve. The bassline was created with a Roland TB-303 synthesizer{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=The 13 most iconic TB-303 basslines of all time|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/the-13-most-iconic-tb-303-basslines-of-all-time/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Mixdown Magazine|language=en-AU|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925231033/https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/the-13-most-iconic-tb-303-basslines-of-all-time/|url-status=live}} Bangalter purchased in 1993. He had created several patterns with the 303 beforehand: "When we were looking for a bassline, we listened to some of [the] ones I'd already programmed and took the one that fit best." Da Funk is written in the key of G minor,{{cite web |last1=Esen |first1=Aykan |title=Daft Punk Basslines: The Ultimate Guide |url=https://www.attackmagazine.com/technique/passing-notes/daft-punk-basslines-the-ultimate-guide/ |website=Attack Magazine |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217163529/https://www.attackmagazine.com/technique/passing-notes/daft-punk-basslines-the-ultimate-guide/ |url-status=live }} and composed with a tempo of 111 beats per minute.{{Cite web |title=BPM and key for Da Funk by Daft Punk {{!}} Tempo for Da Funk |url=https://songbpm.com/@daft-punk/da-funk |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Song BPM |language=en |archive-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113004410/https://songbpm.com/@daft-punk/da-funk |url-status=live }}

Larry Flick from Billboard described the track as a "wriggling instrumental combination of cutting-edge electronic dance and Cameo-styled funk".{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-03-15.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|date=15 March 1997|access-date=6 February 2020|page=64|author-link=Larry Flick}} Andy Beevers from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated it five out of five, adding that "this single is a bit of a refresher for those who have been wondering why there is so much hype surrounding the French duo." He explained further, "'Da Funk' still sounds incredibly fresh with its huge distorted synth riffs, thumping rhythm and scratchy guitar mashed up to create a mutant disco gem."{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Beevers|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-02-01.pdf|title=Hot Vinyl|magazine=Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=1 February 1997|page=10|accessdate=8 May 2022|archive-date=29 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629190121/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-02-01.pdf|url-status=live}}

Andy Crysell from NME wrote, "Two young Parisians abduct the insane lovechild of a one-night stand shared by Hardfloor's fittest 303s and a '70s superfly jam to devise a title track rich in troubled funk and wiggly acid and a flip of murderous hammering house."{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Crysell|title=Groove Check|magazine=NME|date=13 May 1995|page=23}} Dave Fawbert from ShortList declared it as "sensational", stating that it "manages to combine about six different outrageously funky parts over the top of an unyielding, solitary, bass note. When the 303 finally kicks in, it's electro ecstasy."{{cite web|url=https://www.shortlist.com/news/songs-you-wont-believe-are-20-years-old-this-year-1997|last=Fawbert|first=Dave|title=29 classic songs that are somehow 20 years old this year|website=ShortList|date=19 July 2017|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504163859/https://www.shortlist.com/news/songs-you-wont-believe-are-20-years-old-this-year-1997|url-status=live}} David Sinclair from The Times commented, "Another rave standard goes overground."Sinclair, David (15 February 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Pop". The Times.

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The track's music video was directed by Spike Jonze in February 1997 and titled Big City Nights. It focuses on the character Charles (Tony Maxwell, drummer of the band That Dog), an anthropomorphic dog in a leg cast with a crutch. Charles, who has lived in New York City for only one month, is shown walking around with a boombox blasting "Da Funk" at a high volume. His hobbled walk is mocked by a pair of children. He is turned down when he attempts to participate in a public survey. His boombox annoys a bookseller on the sidewalk from whom Charles buys a paperback novel titled Big City Nights.

Charles meets a woman named Beatrice (Catherine Kellner), who was once his childhood neighbor. They agree to have dinner together at her home, traveling by way of a city bus. Beatrice boards the bus, but Charles is startled by a sign stating "NO RADIOS". As he is unable to turn off his boombox (which is earlier indicated to have a broken/missing volume button) he reluctantly remains at the bus stop, as the bus drives off with Beatrice. Although the video has drawn several interpretations, Bangalter has stated that the music video has no story or meaning.Kieran Grant, {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629032508/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Daft_Punk/1997/04/12/744419.html Who are those masked men?]}} canoe.ca. Retrieved on 15 April 2007.

The prominent French club magazine Coda named "Da Funk" the number one single with 33 percent of the vote. In 2003, Q ranked it number 670 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".{{cite web|url=http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Q1001bestsongsever.htm|title=Q - 1001 best songs ever (2003)|access-date=6 April 2020|archive-date=27 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727101537/http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/q1001bestsongsever.htm|url-status=live}} In September 2010, Pitchfork Media included the song at number 18 on their "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s".{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ |title=Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s |website=Pitchfork |access-date=3 September 2010 |archive-date=19 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223302/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ |url-status=dead }} In 2011, it was featured in the video games Top Spin 4 and Ubisoft's Just Dance 3.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leDAq6LvI_E |title=Just Dance 3 | Da Funk by Daft Punk |author=Just Dance |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=January 27, 2025 |via=YouTube}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRUmBnsEyo |title=Just Dance 3 - DaFunk Wii footage |author=Ubisoft |date=August 25, 2011 |access-date=January 27, 2025 |via=YouTube}} Same year, Slant Magazine listed it at number 93 in their ranking of "The 100 Best Singles of the 1990s".{{cite web |url= https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/best-singles-of-the-1990s/ |title= The 100 Best Singles of the 1990s |work= Slant Magazine |access-date= 3 May 2021 |date= 9 January 2011 |archive-date= 23 January 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190123135852/https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/best-singles-of-the-1990s/ |url-status= live }}

In 2012, NME listed it in their "100 Best Songs of the 1990s", at number eight.{{cite journal |title= 100 Best Songs Of The 1990s (10-1) |journal= NME |date= 8 May 2012 |url= https://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-1990s-1157 |access-date= 5 Dec 2020 |archive-date= 21 October 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161021230629/http://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-1990s-1157 |url-status= live }} In 2021, Mixdown featured "Da Funk" in their list of "The 13 most iconic TB-303 basslines of all time". In 2022, Classic Pop ranked it number 17 in their list of the top 40 dance tracks from the 90's.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2022/02/90s-dance-the-essential-playlist/|title=90s Dance – The Essential Playlist|magazine=Classic Pop|date=21 February 2022|access-date=22 September 2024}} Same year, Rolling Stone ranked "Da Funk" number 23 in their list of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".{{cite magazine|first1=Jon|last1=Dolan|first2=Julyssa|last2=Lopez|first3=Michaelangelo|last3=Matos|first4=Claire|last4=Shaffer|title=200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=22 July 2022|accessdate=30 October 2022|archive-date=31 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031180019/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888/|url-status=live}}

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| note5 = Callout Research Hook

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "Da Funk" !scope="col"|Chart (1997) !scope="col"|Peak position
{{single chart|Australia|31|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|refname="aus"|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|20|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders Dance|14|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=9 April 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|chartid=3219|access-date=27 May 2020|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-03-01.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=9|page=13|date=1 March 1997|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823203055/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-03-01.pdf|url-status=live}} |25
{{single chart|Finland|16|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|France|7|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2952619#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 213 Vikuna 20.3. '97 – 26.3. '97)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=16|date=21 March 1997|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711131327/https://timarit.is/page/2952619#page/n1/mode/2up|url-status=live}} |5
{{single chart|Ireland2|20|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk / Musique|access-date=30 January 2020|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-05-03.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=18|page=22|date=3 May 1997|access-date=27 November 2019|archive-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823203314/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-05-03.pdf|url-status=live}} |8
{{single chart|Dutch100|96|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|5|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk/Musique|date=19970222|access-date=27 May 2020|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|33|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|7|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk/Musique|date=19970222|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|8|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=15 January 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|26|artist=Daft Punk|song=Da Funk|access-date=26 October 2021|rowheader=true}}

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for "Da Funk" !scope="col"|Chart (1997) !scope="col"|Position
scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997|title=Rapports annuels 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=17 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417014749/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997|url-status=live}} |62
scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7908&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7908.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7908|title=RPM '97 Year End Top 50 Dance Tracks|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603142321/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7908&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.7908.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7908|url-status=live}} |8
scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1997|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1997|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630021626/http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1997|url-status=live}} |72
scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2963913?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up/|title=Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=25|date=2 January 1998|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727065509/https://timarit.is/page/2963913?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up/|url-status=live}} |35
scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|archive-date=4 June 2015|access-date=16 February 2025}} |156

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