music.wikisort.org - Composition"Funkentelechy" is a song by the funk band Parliament. It is the fourth track on the group's 1977 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome and was released as a two-part single in 1978. Part 1 peaked at number 27 on the U.S. R&B Singles chart. The song's title is a play on the philosophical concept of entelechy.
1978 single by Parliament
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A-side | "Funkentelechy" |
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B-side | "Funkentelechy" Pt. 2 |
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Released | 1978 |
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Genre | Funk |
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Length | 10:56 (album version) |
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Label | Casablanca 921 |
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Songwriter(s) | George Clinton/Bootsy Collins |
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Producer(s) | George Clinton |
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Trivia
- The phrase "Urge Overkill" from George Clinton's radio announcer-style patter on the song later became the name of an alternative rock band.
- One of Clinton's quips during the song, "Like a woodpecker with a headache," resembles the mood indication on a piano piece by the eccentric composer Erik Satie: "Like a nightingale with a toothache."
- This song was sampled by Ice Cube for his song "Doing Dumb Shit" on his album Death Certificate.
- The repeated phrase "You deserve a break today - Have it your way" is a reference to McDonald's "You Deserve a Break Today" and Burger King's "Have it Your Way" ad campaigns of the time.
- The repeated references to "The Pleasure Principle" are a nod to Sigmund Freud's Pleasure Principle theory in psychology.
Charts
Weekly charts
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[1] |
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References
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