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Released in March 1980, "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. (a deliberately silly name inspired by a Newsweek typo) became a global juggernaut. It hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and topped charts in Germany, Australia, and the UK.

: Critics often cite "Funkytown" as a bridge between the dying disco era and the upcoming synth-pop and New Wave explosion of the 1980s. Notable Trivia Funkytown

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