Funky President (People It's Bad) | |
Cover: | FunkyPresident.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | James Brown |
Album: | Reality |
B-Side: | Coldblooded |
Recorded: | August or September 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY |
Genre: | Funk |
Label: | Polydor 14258 |
Producer: | James Brown |
Chronology: | James Brown charting |
Prev Title: | Papa Don't Take No Mess |
Prev Year: | 1974 |
Next Title: | Coldblooded |
Next Year: | 1974 |
"Funky President (People It's Bad)" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted No. 4 R&B.<ref>White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. 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.[1]
Chart (1974-75) | Peak position | |
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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 44 | |
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 4 |
"Funky President" appears on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 116.