Funky Nassau

"Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End. It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971.[1] The song was featured on their 1971 album, Funky Nassau.[2]

"Funky Nassau"
Single by The Beginning of the End
from the album Funky Nassau
B-side	"Funky Nassau-Part II"
Released	March 1971
Genre	Funk
Length	3:10
Label	Alston
Songwriter(s)	Ray Munnings, Tyrone Fitzgerald
Producer(s)	Marlin Productions
The Beginning of the End singles chronology
"Monkey Tamarind" (1971) "Funky Nassau" (1971) "Come Down Baby" (1972)

The song was produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End.[3]

The single ranked #75 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[4]

Other versions

• Herbie Mann[5] recorded a version of the song subsequently released as a bonus track on the CD version of his 1971 studio album Push Push.[6]
• Orgone released a version of the song on their 2007 album The Killion Floor.[7]

Song sampling

• The song was sampled in the Prodigy's song "No Good (Start the Dance)" on their 1994 album Music for the Jilted Generation.[8] A mixed version was also included as part of "Section 8" on their 1999 album The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One.[9]

In popular culture

• The Blues Brothers performed it in the 1998 film Blues Brothers 2000.
• The Beginning of the End's version was featured in the 2005 film Elizabethtown.
• Swedish artist Säkert! refers to the song in her song which also shares the name "Funky Nassau".

References

1. The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" chart positions Retrieved August 17, 2016.
2. The Beginning of the End, Funky Nassau Retrieved August 17, 2016.
3. The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" single release Retrieved August 17, 2016.
4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
5. Scott Yanow. "Herbie Mann | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
6. Herbie Mann, Push Push Retrieved November 4, 2017.
7. Orgone, The Killion Floor Retrieved August 17, 2016.
8. The Prodigy, Music for the Jilted Generation Retrieved August 17, 2016.
9. The Prodigy, The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One Retrieved August 17, 2016.