"Funky Dory" is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Funky Dory

Funky Dory

Funky Dory is the solo debut album by British pop–dance singer Rachel Stevens. It was released by Polydor Records on September 29, 2003 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by various record producers including Bloodshy & Avant and Richard X...

, the debut solo album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Rachel Stevens

Rachel Stevens

Rachel Lauren Stevens is an English singer-songwriter, actress, presenter, dancer, television personality and model. She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club, and launched a solo recording career in 2003, releasing seven singles and two albums in the UK between 2003 and 2005...

, released towards the end of 2003

2003 in music

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. It was produced

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 by David Eriksen for Murlyn Music

Murlyn Music Group

Murlyn Music Group AB or just Murlyn Music is Stockholm-based international music production company founded in 1998 by Anders Bagge and Christian Wåhlberg. Wåhlberg takes care of administration and Bagge of artstic production...

, and received a mixed reception from pop-music critics. The song is built around a sample of the David Bowie song "Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (song)

"Andy Warhol" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. This is an acoustic song about one of Bowie's greatest inspirations, the American pop artist Andy Warhol. The song starts with some studio chat where Bowie explains to producer Ken Scott, who has just been heard to...

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Music video

The music video for "Funky Dory" was directed by Katie Bell, and filmed at an Old Post Office Basement in North London. The video is moody and lowly lit, which gives it a much darker feel compared to her previous video for "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex

Sweet Dreams My LA Ex

"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter Rachel Stevens. It was released on 15 September 2003 as lead single from her debut solo album Funky Dory. Originally written for Britney Spears, the song was produced by Swedish Bloodshy & Avant, and received a mixed reception...

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The video features Stevens putting her make-up on and dancing around the halls of the old building. These scenes are inter-cut with scenes of Stevens in a dark room with a bright light doing a provocative dance on a chair with two backing dancers. Bell uses tricky lighting and mirrors to show different angles and aspects of Stevens throughout the video.

Tracklist and formats

• CD Single

1. "Funky Dory" [Single Mix] (M. Brammer & G. Clark) - 3.05
2. "I Got the Money" (Ben Chapman, Martin Harrington & Lucie Silvas
   Lucie Silvas
   Lucie Silvas is a British singer-songwriter.- Early life :...
   
   ) - 4.03
3. "Funky Dory" [Vertigo Vocal Mix] (M. Brammer & G. Clark) - 7.20
4. "Funky Dory" [CD-Rom Video] - Video

Charts

Expectations were high for "Funky Dory" to match the same success as Stevens' first solo single "Sweet Dreams My LA EX", which peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. However, partly owing to a limited amount of promotion, continually strong airplay for "LA Ex" and a release in the pre-Christmas rush, the single sold only 8,000 copies in its first week in the UK, reaching #26 and fading away quickly thereafter. In total, the single spent four weeks on the UK charts and sold 20,000 copies.

Chart performance

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Eurochart Hot 100 Singles

The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...

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Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

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UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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External links

• Amazon.com about Funky Dory