"Funky Town" is Namie Amuro

Namie Amuro

is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...

's 32nd solo single under the Avex Trax

Avex Trax

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 label. It was be released in CD

Compact Disc

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 and CD&DVD formats on April 4, 2007, three months after the release of her previous single "Baby Don't Cry

Baby Don't Cry (Namie Amuro song)

"Baby Don't Cry" is a song by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, released on January 24, 2007 under Avex Trax, eight months after her last single "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick/Ningyo".-Overview:...

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"Funky Town" was ranked #44 on Recochoko's Download Chart and the video was ranked #4 on the PV Download Chart.

Overview

For the release of "Funky Town", Amuro returned to work with frequent married producers Michico and T. Kura. The song is described as being a dancey new number, produced by frequent collaborators T. Kura & Michico along with the L.L. Brothers. The b-side, entitled "Darling," is said to be an adult and stylish dance tune produced by Coldfeet. Also, uncommon for Amuro, first pressing editions of the "Funky Town" single came with a disco ball keychain - the CD&DVD version came with a gold disco ball keychain, and the CD only came with a silver disco ball keychain.

Commercial endorsements

"Funky Town" will be used in a new commercial campaign for a redesigned version of the lemon tea

Tea

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 Lipton

Lipton

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 Limone

Limone

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. The new commercial featured Amuro herself and will be broadcast from March 20 onwards.

Music video

The promotional video for "Funky Town" found Namie working with director , instead of long-time director .

The video begins with the words "Funky Town" on the screen,in the same font seen on the single's cover.The video featured scenes of Namie performing choreography with a group of dancers all wearing black in a black room in featuring a car; dancing against a large screen featuring footage of her face on it; and towards the end singing amid a pile of golden disco balls.

Track listing

Personnel

• "Funky Town"
  • Namie Amuro – vocals
  • L.L Brothers, Warner, michico - additional vocals
  • GIANTSWING PRODUCTION (T.Kura, Michico, L.L Brothers) - productions
• "Darling"
  • Namie Amuro – vocals
  • COLDFEET - productions
  • Lori Fine - keyboards
  • Watusi - programming & instruments
  • Terrassy - guitars

Production

• "Funky Town"
  • Producers – T.Kura, michico, L.L. Brothers
  • Choreographer - Hirotsugu Kurosu
  • Director - Masāki Uchino
• "Darling"
  • Producer - Coldfeet

TV performances

• March 16, 2007 - PopJam Reprise
• April 5, 2007 - Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke SP
• April 6, 2007 - Music Fighter
• April 7, 2007 - CDTV

Charts

Oricon

Oricon

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 Sales Chart (Japan

Japan

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Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
April 4, 2007	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3	34,292	54,030*	7 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	14

RIAJ certification

"Funky Town" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. In 2011 as a ringtone, it has received a double platinum certification, for being downloaded more than 500,000 times.