Funky Cold Medina
| "Funky Cold Medina" | ||||
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| Single by Tone Lōc | ||||
| from the album Lōc-ed After Dark | ||||
| Released | March 21, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rap rock | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marvin Young, Matt Dike, Michael Ross | |||
| Tone Lōc singles chronology | ||||
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"Funky Cold Medina" is a hip hop song written by Young MC, Matt Dike and Michael Ross,[1] and first performed by Tone Lōc. It was the second single from Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark (1989). The single was released on March 18, 1989, and rose to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following month where it went platinum, selling over one million copies. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #13 in May of that year.
According to Flavor Flav, who is heard using the phrase "cold medina" a year earlier on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, "cold medina" was one of his assertive affirmations throughout the 1980s and was adopted by labelmates Beastie Boys as a nickname for the cocktail Fuzzy navel; Flav allegedly later advised Tone Loc to use the catchphrase in a song.[2]
After the song became popular, several different cocktails were introduced bearing the name "Funky Cold Medina".[3]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Charts (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 8 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 13 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 3 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 13 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 13 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles[10] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[10] | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[10] | 7 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[12] | 39 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] | 99 |
| United States (Billboard)[14][15] | 65 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Track listings
US vinyl, 12", promo[16]
- A1 Funky Cold Medina [Vocal] 4:11
- A2 Funky Cold Medina [Funky Beats] 2:46
- B1 Funky Cold Medina [Instrumental] 4:08
- B2 Funky Cold Medina [Funky Acappella] 1:18
US promo
- 1 Funky Cold Medina [7" version] 4:11
References
- ^ ASCAP Ace System.
- ^ [1].
- ^ Esther Iverem, "We Think It's Legal: Would You Like a Funky Cold Medina?", Newsday, July 8, 1989, part 2, p. 15.
- ^ "Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "allmusic ((( Tone-Loc > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 101 (51): Y-22. December 23, 1989.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Tone-Loc-Funky-Cold-Medina/master/76169
