Slam Dunk (Da Funk)

"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" is a song by British boy band Five, released as their first UK single in late 1997. It appeared on their first album, Five, in early 1998. The song reached number 10 on the UK charts and sold around 500,000 copies worldwide. Featuring a blend of pop and rap, the single was written and produced by Jake Schulze, Max Martin, and Denniz Pop. The track contains a sample of "Clap Your Hands" by Herbie Crichlow.

"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)"
Single by Five
from the album Five
B-side"Straight Up Funk"
Released1 December 1997 (1997-12-01)
Recorded
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Denniz Pop
  • Max Martin
  • Jake
Five singles chronology
"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)"
(1997)		 "When the Lights Go Out"
(1998)
Music video
"Slam Dunk (Da Funk) on YouTube

It was not released in many countries other than the UK and none outside Europe apart from the United States and New Zealand, where it reached number 86 and number 22, respectively. Also in the U.S., the song was chosen as the NBA's new theme song. In other countries, Five's first single was "When the Lights Go Out". The song was featured on the soundtrack to the TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and the Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House.

During the band's greatest hits tour in 2013, Scott Robinson and Abz Love changed the lyrics of the song. Instead of the line "when the 5 of us make 1", Scott would sing "when the 4 of us make 1" acknowledging the fact that J didn't reunite with the band earlier in the year. The line "We got J, A, B Rich, Sean and Scott" was changed to "We got Abz on the mic Rich, Sean and Scott". Upon Abz's departure from the group, rapping duties were handed to Scott and the line would then once again be changed to "We got Rich and Sean and Scott La rock".

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic noted that it is a "expertly constructed" single, that is "delivered professionally" by the group. He added it as "infectious, catchy, perfect for the radio."[1] Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "funky-esque pure-pop ditty that tries to conjure a hipper, "streetier" vibe".[2] Daily Record stated that it is a "must tune for the office Christmas party".[3] Dave Fawbert from ShortList commented, "Every single second of this - audio and video - is amazing, including some phenomenal ‘boyband walking down a corridor’ footage. Of course it was written by Max Martin like 97% of all amazing pop music ever."[4]

Music video

There were made two different music videos for UK and US market.

Track listings
USA CD Single
  1. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Radio Edit] - 3:38
  2. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [NBA Edit] - 2:30
USA CD Maxi Single
  1. "Slam Dunk Da Funk" [Extended Mix] - 7:06
  2. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Candy Girls Radio Mix] - 3:52
  3. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Future Funk Radio Mix] - 4:30
  4. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Sol Brothers Radio Mix] - 3:57
  5. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Bug Remix] - 6:36
  6. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [NBA Edit] - 2:30
  7. "When the Lights Go Out" [Loop Da Loop Full Vocal Mix] - 4:50
UK CD1
  1. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Radio Edit] - 3:38
  2. "Straight Up Funk" - 4:00
  3. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Candy Girls Vocal Club Mix] - 6:31
  4. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Video] - 3:41
UK CD2 (Includes Limited Edition Poster)
  1. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Radio Edit] - 3:38
  2. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Candy Girls Club Mix] - 5:16
  3. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Future Funk Mix] - 6:35
  4. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Sol Brothers Mix] - 8:57
  5. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" [Bug Remix] - 6:36

Charts

See also

References
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  2. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 13 March 1999. p. 29. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Chart Slot". Daily Record. 12 December 1997. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. Fawbert, Dave (1 December 2017). "Old Music Friday: reviewing all the tunes released 20 years ago today". ShortList. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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