"Do You Wanna Get Funky" is a song by American dance music group C+C Music Factory featuring vocals from Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, and Trilogy. It was both written and produced by David Cole and Robert Clivillés, and released in July 1994 by Columbia Records as the lead single from the group's second album, Anything Goes! (1994).

The single reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped both the Billboard Dance Club Play chart and the Canadian RPM Dance chart. In Europe and Oceania, it was a hit in several countries, peaking at number two in New Zealand, number five in Finland, number 11 in Australia, and number 18 in the Netherlands. Keir McFarlane directed the song's accompanying music video, featuring the artists performing in a nightclub. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" was awarded one of ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Awards in 1995.

Composition Sampling Nice & Smooth's "Hip Hop Junkies", "Do You Wanna Get Funky" is a Snoop Doggy Dogg-esque ragga, hip hop, and P-funk track "with highly charged vocal performances" and "a slick and insinuating groove that is padded with ear-pleasing synth lines". In April 1994, Billboard magazine reported that "Clivilles has gleefully dubbed [it] 'a real booty song'."

Critical reception Larry Flick from Billboard magazine praised "Do You Wanna Get Funky", predicting that its "killer hook and a memorable refrain" will "push the act up the charts once again". Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box named it Pick of the Week and highlighted its "heavy-duty dance groove, some tasty toast-vox from Trilogy and a heaping helping of Ms. Wash’s operatic voice". He also suggested the "fiery track" could be a hit on "a large cross-section of contemporary radio". Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "When was the last C&C hit? In other words, high time for a new one." Brad Beatnik from Music Weeks RM Dance Update named it the best cut "on a rather patchy new album", positively commenting on the choice of sample and "superb diva vocals from Martha Wash and Zelma Davis".

Music video The music video for "Do You Wanna Get Funky" was directed by Keir McFarlane, depicting the artists and musicians performing at a round-shaped dancefloor inside a nightclub. It includes Martha Wash for the first time in a video by C+C Music Factory. "Do You Wanna Get Funky" was nominated for Best Clip of the Year in the category for R&B/Urban at the 1994 Billboard Music Video Awards. In Europe, the video was B-listed on French and German music television channels MCM and VIVA in October 1994.

Track listings 12-inch maxi, US (1994) "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The C&C Sound Factory house mix) – 8:20 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The Ministry of Sound mix) – 7:58

CD single, UK and Europe (1994) "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C+C radio mix) – 4:04 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Ministry of Sound house mix) – 8:00 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Mark the 45 King remix) – 5:29 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C.J.'s full length version) – 9:35 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C.J.'s Funky Organ Vox dub) – 9:03

CD maxi, US (1994)' "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (vocal club mix) – 4:29 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Mark the 45 King remix) – 5:28 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (a cappella) – 4:02 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The C+C Sound Factory house mix) – 8:20 "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (The Ministry of Sound house mix) – 7:58

Charts

Weekly charts +Chart (1994)PeakpositionCanada Retail Singles (The Record) 4Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 41Europe (European Dance Radio) 1Europe (European Hit Radio) 36Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 5Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) 33Israel (Israeli Singles Chart) Search "Do You Wanna Get Funky" for Israeli chart history. 23UK Dance (Music Week) 6UK Club Chart (Music Week) 4US Billboard Hot 100 40US Dance Club Play (Billboard) 1US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 11US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 4US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard) 14US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Chart Entries 1990–1996 32

Year-end charts +Chart (1994)PositionAustralia (ARIA) 58Canada Dance/Urban (RPM) 3Europe (European Dance Radio) 8US Dance Club Play (Billboard) 16US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 56US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 22US Urban Singles (Cash Box) 38

Certifications

Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesJuly 18, 1994RadioColumbiaJapanJuly 21, 1994CDSonyAustraliaJuly 25, 1994ColumbiaUnited KingdomAugust 15, 1994

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