{{Infobox song | name = Funky Sensation | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Gwen McCrae | album = Gwen McCrae | released = 1981 | recorded = Atlantic Studios, New York City, 1981 | studio = | venue = | genre = Post-disco | length = * 4:56 {{small|(vocal)}} * 6:32 {{small|(vocal)}} | label = Atlantic {{small|DMD-286 (US)}} | writer = Kenton Nix | producer = * Kenton Nix * Henry Batts | prev_title = All This Love That I'm Givin' | prev_year = 1979 | next_title = Poyson | next_year = 1981 }} "'''Funky Sensation"''' is a song released in 1981 by American singer Gwen McCrae.
The song was written by Kenton Nix who also wrote "Heartbeat" for Taana Gardner. It was produced by Nix and Henry Batts.
"Funky Sensation" peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Black Singles chart and number 15 on the Club chart.<ref name=OMG>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gwen-mccrae-p4867/charts-awards/billboard-singles|title=(((Gwen McCrae's discography))) on Allmusic|publisher=Allmusic, Billboard|accessdate=2011-08-28}}</ref>
This song is also included in her eponymous 1981 album ''Gwen McCrae'' and it was sampled by numerous artists.<ref name=sample>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/20812/Father%20MC-One%20Nite%20Stand_Gwen%20McCrae-Funky%20Sensation/|title=Who Sampled Who: Gwen McCrae|publisher=Allmusic, Billboard|accessdate=2011-08-28}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
=== 1982 release === ;12" vinyl<ref name=Discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Gwen-McCrae-Funky-Sensation/release/1104203|title="Funky Sensation" (Atlantic) on Discogs|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=2011-08-28}}</ref> * US: Atlantic / DMD-286 {{track listing | headline = Side one | title1 = Funky Sensation | note1 = vocal | length1 = 4:56 }} {{track listing | headline = Side two | title1 = Funky Sensation | note1 = vocal | length1 = 6:35 }}
== Personnel == *Arrangement, producer, songwriter: Kenton Nix *Co-producer: Henry Batts *Executive producers: Henry Batts, Kenton Nix, Milton A. Simpson
==Chart performance== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1981) !align="center"|Peak<br/>position |- |US ''Billboard'' Black Singles<ref name=OMG/> |align="center"|22 |- |US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play<ref name=OMG/> |align="center"|15 |- |}
==Legacy== The track has been sampled many times:<ref>{{cite web|title=www.whosampled.com|url=https://www.whosampled.com/Gwen-McCrae/Funky-Sensation/|website=whosampled.com|accessdate=March 21, 2024}}</ref> *In 1981, old-school hip hop musician Afrika Bambaataa sampled the song for "Jazzy Sensation". *In 1994, Sounds of Blackness sampled it in "I Believe". *In 1995, Aswad sampled it in "One Shot Chiller". *in 1996, Rahsaan Patterson sampled the song for "Where You Are" *In 1996, Shyheim sampled the song for "Can You Feel It?" *In 2000, the single was heavily sampled in the German language single "[https://www.discogs.com/artist/163779-Thomilla Get Up]," by DJ Thomilla featuring Afrob *In 2002, Ja Rule sampled the song for "Last Temptations" *In 2006, Leela James sampled the song for "Good Time" *In 2018, Disclosure heavily sampled the song for their single "Funky Sensation"
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Category:1981 singles Category:1981 songs Category:Atlantic Records singles Category:Gwen McCrae songs