The Funk Phenomena

"The Funk Phenomena" is a single from Armand Van Helden's debut studio album Old School Junkies: The Album (1996). The song uses samples from "How High" by Method Man & Redman,[1] "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)" by Creative Source and "Don't Throw My Love Around" by Cooly's Hot Box.[2]

"The Funk Phenomena"
Single by Armand Van Helden
from the album Old School Junkies: The Album
Released	1996
Genre	garage house
Label	Henry Street Music
Songwriter(s)	Armand Van Helden, Method Man
Producer(s)	Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden singles chronology
"Cha Cha" (1996) "The Funk Phenomena" (1996) "Ultrafunkula" (1997)

Formats and track listings

CD single (1) "The Funk Phenomena" "The Funk Phenomena" (radio edit 1) "The Funk Phenomena" (radio edit 2) CD single (2) "The Funk Phenomena" (original mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (radio edit) "The Funk Phenomena" (Johnickennydope Mastermix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Edge Factor dub) "The Funk Phenomena" (Ras mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Ms. T's Phenomenal mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Johnick Manhattan Special mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (X-Mix remix)

12" single (1) "The Funk Phenomena" (Johnickennydope Mastermix) "The Funk Phenomena" (original mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Matthias edit 1) "The Funk Phenomena" (Matthias edit 2) "The Funk Phenomena" (Ras mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Ras mix 2) "The Funk Phenomena" (Ms. T's Phenomenal mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Edge Factor dub) 12" single (2) "The Funk Phenomena" (Johnick Manhattan Special mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (X-Mix remix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Ms. T's Phenomenal Mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (radio edit) "The Funk Phenomena" (Johnickennydope Mastermix) "The Funk Phenomena" (original mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Ras mix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Edge Factor dub) Amazon.com Exclusive "The Funk Phenomena" (Da Hool Remix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Mo-Ryn's Electrobreaker Remix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Santos Pandemonium Remix) "The Funk Phenomena" (Sound Bluntz Remix) "The Funk Phenomena" (X-Mix Remix)

Personnel

• Armand Van Helden – producer

Sample credits

• "How High" by Method Man & Redman[1]
• "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)" by Creative Source
• "Don't Throw My Love Around" by Cooly's Hot Box.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1996-1997)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3]	37
Canadian RPM Dance[4]	1
France (SNEP)[5]	39
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]	67
UK (Official Charts Company)[8][9]	38

References

1. "Armand Van Helden's The Funk Phenomena sample of Method Man and Redman's How High (Remix)". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
2. "Armand Van Helden's The Funk Phenomena sample of Cooly's Hot Box's Don't Throw My Love Around". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
3. "Ultratop.be – Armand Van Helden – The Funk Phenomena" (in French). Ultratop 50.
4. "The funk phenomena in Canadian Dance Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
5. "Lescharts.com – Armand Van Helden – The Funk Phenomena" (in French). Les classement single.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Armand Van Helden – The Funk Phenomena". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Armand Van Helden – The Funk Phenomena" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "1997 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 8th March 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
9. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 - H & Claire – Hysterix". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

External links

• Music video on YouTube