"Funky Friday" is a song by British rapper

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. The song was self-released as a single on 5 October 2018 for streaming and digital download. It includes a guest appearance from fellow British rapper

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, and was produced by 169 and Dave. It debuted at number one on the

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, becoming Dave's first number one.

Background

The song was first teased by Dave on his

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, two days prior to the release of the song. It was released alongside a music video on 4 October 2018, directed by Dave and Nathan James Tettey.

Chart performance

In the midweek chart, "Funky Friday" was reported to enter the

at number two, a total of 2,000 combined sales behind "

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and

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. "Funky Friday" entered the UK Singles Chart at number one for the week dated 12 October 2018, with a combined number of 6.7 million audio and video streams. It became Dave's first number one and top ten single, and Fredo's first top forty entry. It is the first song by a British rapper to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart as a lead artist since " Not Letting Go" by

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featuring

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in 2015. The song's debut at number one served as a significant moment for British rap music.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

– vocals, production, drums, bass guitar, piano, programming *

– vocals * 169 – additional production * Fraser T. Smith – mixing, master engineering * Manon Grandjean – mixing, master engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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