Funplex (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Funplex

| cover = Funplex Single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the B-52s

| album = Funplex

| A-side = Funplex

| released = January 29, 2008

| recorded = 2007

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|dance-pop}}

| length = 4:07 (album version)
3:16 (radio edit)

| label = Astralwerks

| writer = The B-52s

| producer = Steve Osborne

| prev_title = Love Shack '99

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Juliet of the Spirits

| next_year = 2008

}}

"Funplex" is a song recorded by the B-52s. It is the title track and first single from the band's eighth full-length studio album Funplex. The single was released to iTunes Store's internationally as a digital download on January 29, 2008.

Remixes

Remixes of the track by Peaches, Cansei de Ser Sexy and Scissor Sisters were released digitally on March 5, 2008.

Music video

A music video was filmed in West Hollywood on March 1, 2008, and featured a cameo appearance at the end by RuPaul, who had appeared in the video for "Love Shack". 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 on Just Dance (2009). It was also featured on Just Dance 3 (2011) as a downloadable track for the Xbox 360, but became unavailable for purchase following the removal of most DLCs from the Xbox 360 Marketplace on August 20, 2023.