F.U.N.K.

"F.U.N.K."
Single by Prince
Released	November 8, 2007
Genre	Pop; rock; funk;
Length	7:36
Label	NPG Digital
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology

"F.U.N.K." is a digital-only single by Prince.[1]

Background

On September 14, 2007, Prince announced that he was going to sue YouTube and eBay because they "appear to choose not to filter out the unauthorized music and film content which is core to their business success." A representative told Reuters, "The problem is that one can reduce it to zero and then the next day there will be 100 or 500 or whatever. This carries on ad nauseam at Prince's expense."[2]

On November 5, 2007, several Prince fan sites formed "Prince Fans United" to fight back against legal requests they claim Prince made to cease and desist all use of photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to Prince's likeness.[3][4] While Prince's lawyers claimed that the use of such representations constituted copyright infringement, the Prince Fans United claimed that the legal actions were "attempts to stifle all critical commentary about Prince".[5] On November 8, 2007, the site received a song named "PFUnk" providing a kind of "unofficial answer" to their movement. On November 20, the song was released on iTunes, retitled "F.U.N.K."

Voice

Prince's voice in "F.U.N.K." has been noticeably pitched high.

References

"Prince - F.U.N.K. (File) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
"Prince To Sue YouTube, eBay Over Unauthorized Content". Billboard. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
Owen Gibson, media correspondent (2007-11-07). "Prince threatens to sue his fans over online images | UK news | The Guardian". Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
"Prince Fans Endure Purple Pain | E! Online UK". Eonline.com. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
Collett, Mike (2007-11-07). "Prince moves to sue fan Web sites". Reuters. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

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[1] "Prince - F.U.N.K. (File) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

[2] "Prince To Sue YouTube, eBay Over Unauthorized Content". Billboard. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

[3] Owen Gibson, media correspondent (2007-11-07). "Prince threatens to sue his fans over online images | UK news | The Guardian". Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

[4] "Prince Fans Endure Purple Pain | E! Online UK". Eonline.com. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

[5] Collett, Mike (2007-11-07). "Prince moves to sue fan Web sites". Reuters. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

Prince singles
1970s	"Soft and Wet" "Just as Long as We're Together" "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
1980s	"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" "Still Waiting" "Sexy Dancer" "Uptown" "Dirty Mind" "Do It All Night" "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" "Controversy" "Let's Work" "Do Me, Baby" "1999" "Little Red Corvette" "Delirious" "Let's Pretend We're Married" "When Doves Cry" "Let's Go Crazy" "Purple Rain" "I Would Die 4 U" "Take Me with U" "Paisley Park" "Raspberry Beret" "Pop Life" "America" "Kiss" "Mountains" "Anotherloverholenyohead" "Girls & Boys" "Sign "O" the Times" "If I Was Your Girlfriend" "U Got the Look" "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" "Alphabet St." "Glam Slam" "I Wish U Heaven" "Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!"
1990s	"The Future" "Thieves in the Temple" "New Power Generation" "Gett Off" "Cream" "Diamonds and Pearls" "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" "Insatiable" "Thunder" "Sexy MF" "My Name Is Prince" "7" "Damn U" "The Morning Papers" "Pink Cashmere" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Peach" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "Letitgo" "Space" "Purple Medley" "I Hate U" "Gold" "Dinner with Delores" "Betcha by Golly Wow!" "The Holy River" "Somebody's Somebody" "The Truth" "Extraordinary" "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
2000s	"U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) "When Will We B Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild) "Supercute" "The Work, pt. 1" "Days of Wild" "Musicology" "Cinnamon Girl" "Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" "S.S.T." "Te Amo Corazón" "Black Sweat" "Fury" "Guitar" "F.U.N.K."
2010s	"Breakfast Can Wait"
Promotional singles	"When You Were Mine" "Erotic City" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) "Somebody's Somebody" "The Rest of My Life" "5 Women" "It's About That Walk" "Man'O'War" "Call My Name" "The Song of the Heart"
Airplay-only songs	"International Lover"
Internet downloads	"One Song" "Glass Cutter" "Live from Paisley Park" "Strange Relationship" "Guitar (original "demo" version)"
EPs	The Beautiful Experience NYC 1999: The New Master
Other songs	"I Feel for You" "When You Were Mine" "Private Joy" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "17 Days" "The Beautiful Ones" "Computer Blue" "Darling Nikki" "Baby I'm a Star" "Sometimes It Snows in April" "Adore" "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" "I Can't Make U Love Me" "La, La, La Means I Love U" "One of Us" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "A Case of U"