![]() ![]() ![]() Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)", "welcome to radio station W-E-F-U-N-K, better known as WE-FUNK." Wilson's spoken intro, "this is radio station W-GAP", was a reference to Parliament's opening line in " P.The humorous monologues throughout the song by Gap Band lead singer Charlie Wilson were inspired by his cousin Bootsy Collins' own humorous slant in his songs.The song, which runs for nearly nine minutes in the full 12" single version, features a driving bass-line with a simple repeated E-G-A-B pattern.Though it failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at number two on its Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart), the song hit the top ten on the US R&B and disco charts and became a big-seller overseas where it peaked at number six in the UK in 1980 and number six in the Netherlands. The single became an international hit for the group upon its late 1979 release. In 1987, a 12" remix was released in the UK with a dub version B-side. It was later released once again as the B-side to some copies of the remix version of "Party Lights". Then in 1980, due to its popularity, it was flipped and re-titled with just "The Boys Are Back in Town" as the B-side. In the UK, the track first surfaced in mid-late 1979 as the B-side of the 12" release of "The Boys Are Back in Town" / "Steppin' (Out)". In France, the single was a 7" with no B-side. In the Netherlands, the 12" B-side was "The Boys Are Back in Town". In the United States, it was a 12" with the B-side being "Party Lights". The single was released in several countries in different formats. Released off their fourth studio album, The Gap Band II, the song and its parent album both achieved commercial success. " I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)" (re-titled " Oops Up Side Your Head" on the single as well as being known by other titles such as " Oops Upside Your Head") is a 1979 song recorded by the R&B group the Gap Band. " I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)" Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor, Robert Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Charlie Wilson "Party Lights" / "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Netherlands)."The Boys Are Back in Town" (UK MER22/X22). ![]()
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