"Funky Nassau"
Single by The Beginning of the End
from the album Funky Nassau
B-side"Funky Nassau-Part II"
ReleasedMarch 1971
GenreFunk
Length3:10
LabelAlston
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)

"Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End.

The song was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End.[1]

It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 17, 1971 and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974.[2][3] The song was featured on their 1971 album, Funky Nassau.[4]

The single ranked #75 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[5]

Chart performance

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 15
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 7
Chart (1974) Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 31

Other versions

Song sampling

In popular culture

References

  1. ^ The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" single release Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. ^ The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" chart positions Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of July 17, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  4. ^ The Beginning of the End, Funky Nassau Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  6. ^ Scott Yanow. "Herbie Mann | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  7. ^ Herbie Mann, Push Push Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  8. ^ Orgone, The Killion Floor Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  9. ^ The Prodigy, Music for the Jilted Generation Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  10. ^ The Prodigy, The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One Retrieved August 17, 2016.



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