Funky President
| "Funky President (People It's Bad)" | ||||
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Reality | ||||
| B-side | "Coldblooded" | |||
| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | August or September 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label |
Polydor 14258 |
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| Writer(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
| James Brown charting singles chronology | ||||
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"Funky President (People It's Bad)" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S. President Gerald Ford, who had succeeded Richard Nixon in the White House shortly before it was recorded.
"Funky President" is one of James Brown's most frequently sampled recordings. Its rhythmic groove has been used on dozens of hip hop tracks.
with studio band:
Other players, including brass and woodwinds, unknown.
"Funky President" appears on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.
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