Do Ya Wanna Funk

"Do Ya Wanna Funk"
Single by Sylvester
from the album All I Need
Released	1982
Genre	Hi-NRG
Length	3:29 (Radio version)
Label	Megatone (US) London (UK)
Writer(s)	Patrick Cowley, Sylvester James
Producer(s)	Patrick Cowley
Sylvester singles chronology
"Magic Number" (1981) "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (1982) "Don't Stop" (1982)

"Do Ya Wanna Funk" is a dance song recorded by American recording artist Sylvester. The song was released in 1982 and it was produced by Patrick Cowley, who incidentally died the same year. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" was mostly successful in Europe, especially Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway (where it became a top-10 hit) and even in the United Kingdom where it made the top 40.^[1][2] It also made the Top 30 in Australia.

Track listing

• 12" U.S.:'^[3]

1. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" - 6:47
2. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (instrumental) - 6:47
3. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (radio version) - 3:29

• 12" UK:^[3]

1. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" - 6:47
2. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (instrumental) - 6:47
3. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (radio version) - 3:29

Chart performance

Chart (1982/1983)	Peak position[1][2]
Australian Kent Music Report	24
Swiss Music Charts	12
Dutch Top 40	17
Norwegian Top 40	8
UK Singles Chart	32
Chart (1982)	Peak position[4]
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard)	21

Appearances in film

The song is heard throughout the entire scene where Billy Ray Valentine hosts a party in Trading Places, a comedy movie starring Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine and Dan Aykroyd as Louis Winthorp III.^[5] The song also appears in the 1989 AIDS drama Longtime Companion.

References

1. "Sylvester at SwissCharts". Swiss Charts. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
2. "Search for "Do You Wanna Funk" on EveryHit.com". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
3. "Do Ya Wanna Funk - (Single)". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
4. "Billboard (r) Dance/Disco Top 80 (tm)". Billboard 94: 5. Aug 21, 1982.
5. "Trading Places - The Soundtrack)". imdb. Retrieved 2011-08-21.