“Funky Friday” by Dave (featuring Fredo)

“Funky Friday” is a British hip-hop song recorded by English rapper Dave. Fellow English rapper Fredo is also featured on the song. The two English rappers spend virtually all the lyrics of the song boasting about their wealth as well as the beautiful women their wealth brings their way.

Chart Success

Although released independently, the song surprisingly debuted at the number 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart. This therefore gave both Dave and Fredo their first number one song in the UK. In debuting at number one, the song knocked “Promises” by Calvin Harris & Sam Smith to number 2. Upon reaching number one in UK, “Funky Friday” became the second song by an English rapper to achieve that feat. The first song to have achieved a similar feat was Tinie Tempah’s 2015 “Not Letting Go”. In an interview with OfficialCharts.com, Dave said the massive success of the song had rendered him “speechless”.

Facts about “Funky Friday”

• The music video for “Funky Friday” was co-directed by Dave and Nathan James Tettey.
• Dave not only co-wrote the song but he also co-produced it with a producer named 169.
• The song was independently released on October 4, 2018.
• The average song consists of a chorus that is well set-out. However, “Funky Friday” doesn’t. In addition to that, this song is also devoid of structure.
• Prior to the success of this track, both Dave and Fredo (especially the latter) were relatively unknown artists around the world. This song undoubtedly catapulted them to fame.

Did the song chart in the United States?

No. Despite its massive success in the UK, the song is yet to chart in the US Billboard Hot 100 (as of October, 2018).