Funky Worm

"Funky Worm"
Single by Ohio Players
from the album Pleasure
B-side"Paint Me"
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1973
Recorded1972
GenreFunk[1]
Length2:41
LabelWestbound
Songwriter(s)Ohio Players
Producer(s)Ohio Players
Ohio Players singles chronology
"Varee Is Love"
(1972)
"Funky Worm"
(1973)
"Ecstasy"
(1973)

"Funky Worm" is a song by American funk group the Ohio Players, from their album Pleasure. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1973 and also peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 84 song for 1973.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (January 12, 2022). "The Number Ones: Kris Kross' "Jump". Stereogum. Retrieved July 20, 2024. ...taken from "Funky Worm," the 1973 funk workout from former Number Ones artists Ohio Players.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 437.