If You Feel the Funk

"If You Feel the Funk"
Single by La Toya Jackson
from the album La Toya Jackson
Released1980
Genre
Length
  • 5:00 (album version)
  • 4:09 (single version)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
  • Dorie Pride
  • Kamau Peterson
Producer(s)Ollie E. Brown
La Toya Jackson singles chronology
"If You Feel the Funk"
(1980) 		"Night Time Lover"
(1980)

"If You Feel the Funk" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson, released as the first single from her eponymous debut album (1980). It was released in three versions, with "Are You Ready?", "Lovely Is She" and "Night Time Lover" on the B-side (all three were album tracks; "Night Time Lover" was later released as a single).

The single narrowly missed the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 103. However, it peaked at number 17 on Billboard's Disco Top 100 chart and number 40 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Outside the US, "If You Feel the Funk" reached number 42 in Germany, number 13 in the Netherlands, and number 9 in Belgium.

Jackson performed "If You Feel the Funk" as well as "Are You Ready" on the November 8, 1980 episode of Soul Train.[1] She performed "If You Feel the Funk" on the December 13, 1980 episode of American Bandstand.[2] In Europe, the number was performed on the December 13, 1980 episode of Dutch program TopPop and on the February 12, 1981 episode of Musikladen.

Charts

Chart performance for "If You Feel the Funk"
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 9
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 42
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 103
US Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 100[7] 52
US Disco Top 100[8] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 40

References

  1. ^ "Soul Train Michael Henderson / La Toya Jackson". TV.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "American Bandstand Jimmy Hall / LaToya Jackson Season 24, Episode 6, Aired 12/13/80". TV.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "La Toya Jackson – If You Feel The Funk" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "La Toya Jackson – If You Feel The Funk" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "La Toya Jackson – If You Feel The Funk" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "La Toya Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 12, 1980" (PDF). Cash Box. December 27, 1980. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 131.
  9. ^ "La Toya Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.