Funkytown
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Funkytown was a wildly popular song in the early 1980s by the late-era disco band Lipps, Inc. The song expresses the pinings for a metaphorical place "that keeps [one] movin', keeps [one] groovin' with some energy".
The song was recorded in August 1979. The Minneapolis-based band consisted of Cynthia Johnson (singer), Terry Grant (bass), Ivan Rafowitz (keyboards), Peter Johnson (keyboards), Bobby Vandell (drums), Bobby Schnitzer (guitar), and Steven Greenberg (producer/writer). "Funkytown" reached the top of the charts by June 1980, and went platinum the following month. The group continued to record until 1985 with a changing lineup but never saw the success they did with their first hit.
The song was a worldwide hit, and also reached number two in the United Kingdom.
It was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Shrek 2.
In 1987, the Australian new romantic band Pseudo Echo achieved their only international hit single with their cover version of the song. It reached number one in Australia, and top 10 in both the United States and United Kingdom.