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George Clinton - If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You)

Music Video
ArtistGeorge Clinton
SongIf Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You)
DirectorDavid Nelson
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

The video treats the song as a communal P-Funk rally rather than a conventional story. George Clinton occupies the center of a colorful, tightly edited performance piece, surrounded by members of the P-Funk All-Stars and dancers, while Erick Sermon and MC Breed add hip-hop passages. Rapid cuts, comic styling, group choreography, and exaggerated funk imagery turn the chorus into a collective invitation. The emphasis is on energy, personalities, and the idea that the groove itself can take over the room.

Factoids & Trivia

  • Released in 1996, the song served as the first single from *T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.*, an abbreviation of "The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership."
  • Erick Sermon and MC Breed bring a distinctly mid-1990s hip-hop presence to the track. The collaboration connected Clinton's P-Funk sound with the newer rap generation that had long drawn on his catalog.
  • Belita Woods provides a major vocal presence on the recording. Contemporary coverage noted that her contribution stood out even alongside the guest appearances by Sermon and MC Breed.
  • The album reunited Clinton with several important P-Funk associates, including Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Junie Morrison, Maceo Parker, and Fred Wesley.
  • The single reached No. 51 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 22 on the Dance Singles Sales chart. It also peaked at No. 97 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • The release was supported by the Mothership Reconnection Tour, which reunited Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and the P-Funk All-Stars. The tour revived the full-scale Mothership stage spectacle associated with Parliament's classic live shows.
  • The song was issued in several forms, including the album version, radio edits, an instrumental, and an extended Colin Wolfe remix. The remix was included on the album as a closing reprise.
  • The video remains part of the officially maintained George Clinton video catalog and was later uploaded to Clinton's official YouTube channel.
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