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Funky Child

{{Infobox song

| name = Funky Child

| cover = Funky Child.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Lords of the Underground

| album = Here Come the Lords

| released = February 4, 1993

| recorded = 1992

| studio = Marley's House of Hits (New York, NY)

| genre = Hip-hop

| length =

| label = Pendulum

| writer = {{hlist|Al'Terik Wardrick|Dupré Kelly|Marlon Williams}}

| producer = {{hlist|Marley Marl|K-Def}}

| prev_title = Psycho

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Chief Rocka

| next_year = 1993

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|b43L60-Ovbg|"Funky Child"}}}}

}}

"Funky Child" is a song by American hip-hop group Lords of the Underground. It was released in 1992 via Pendulum Records as the second single from the group's debut studio album Here Come the Lords. Recording sessions took place at Marley's House of Hits in New York. Production was handled by Marley Marl and K-Def. The song peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 52 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 2 on the Hot Rap Songs, number 34 on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles and number 20 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts in the United States.

Track listing

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Personnel

  • Al'Terik "Mr. Funke" Wardrick – songwriter
  • Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly – songwriter
  • Alan Rubin – trumpet
  • Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – songwriter, producer, mixing, executive producer
  • Kevin "K-Def" Hansford – producer, mixing
  • Frank Heller – mixing, engineering
  • George Karras – engineering
  • Everett Ramos – engineering
  • Ruben Rodriguez – executive producer
  • Ron Jaramillo – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Stella Barker – stylist

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (1993)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=May 1, 1993 |title=Hot 100 Singles |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1993-05-01/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page= |language=en |volume=105 |issue=18 |issn=0006-2510}}

| 74

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=April 17, 1993 |title=Hot R&B Singles |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1993-04-17/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page= |language=en |volume=105 |issue= |issn=0006-2510}}

| 52

scope="row"| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=May 8, 1993 |title=Hot Rap Singles |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/1993-05-08/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=21 |language=en |volume=105 |issue=19 |issn=0006-2510}}

| 2

scope="row"| US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard){{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=May 8, 1993 |title=Hot Dance Music/Club Play |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1993-05-08/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=28 |language=en |volume=105 |issue=19 |issn=0006-2510}}

| 34

scope="row"| US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard){{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=May 8, 1993 |title=Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1993-05-08/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=28 |language=en |volume=105 |issue=19 |issn=0006-2510}}

| 20

References

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External links

  • {{Discogs master|154299|Funky Child|type=single}}

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Category:1992 songs

Category:1992 singles

Category:Pendulum Records singles

Category:Songs written by Marley Marl

Category:Lords of the Underground songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Marley Marl