Da Funk

"Da Funk"
"Da Funk"
Single by Daft Punk
from the album Homework
B-side	"Rollin' and Scratchin'" (Soma); "Musique" (Virgin);
Released	8 May 1995
Genre	Acid house; big beat; dance;
Length	5:29 (album version); 3:50 (long edit); 2:41 (short edit);
Label	Soma; Virgin;
Songwriter(s)	Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo;
Producer(s)	Daft Punk
Daft Punk singles chronology
Music video
	"Da Funk" on YouTube
Audio sample
	"Da Funk" file; help;

"Da Funk" is an instrumental track by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, initially released as a 12-inch single in May 1995 by Soma and Virgin and later included on their debut album, Homework (1997). Prior to its inclusion on the album, "Da Funk" received little attention and was limited to 2,000 copies. The song and its accompanying music video directed by Spike Jonze are considered classics of 1990s house music.^[3] It went on to sell 30,000 copies in 1997. A reversed clip of the song was also released on Homework as "Funk Ad", which is the final track on the album.

Daft Punk produced "Da Funk" after listening to American G-funk records: the bass was composed using a Roland TB-303 synthesizer. A siren was originally going to be the riff before later being replaced to reflect the style the duo were going for. They wanted to make a song in the style similar to that of gangsta rap and electro. Bangalter also stated that the song's melody is meant to be reminiscent of Italian producer and composer Giorgio Moroder. The song received acclaim from music critics and has been listed as one of the greatest dance songs of all time by Rolling Stone.

^ Myers, Michele (19 August 2011). "The Big Beat Revolution: 11 Essential Songs". NPR Music. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^ Pitchfork Staff (28 September 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023. The singles are among the most potent dance music gateway drugs we've got: One moment you're digging "Around the World" [with its] hooky persistence and "Da Funk"...
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[1] Myers, Michele (19 August 2011). "The Big Beat Revolution: 11 Essential Songs". NPR Music. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[Pitchfork_Staff_2022-2] Pitchfork Staff (28 September 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023. The singles are among the most potent dance music gateway drugs we've got: One moment you're digging "Around the World" [with its] hooky persistence and "Da Funk"...

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