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{{Short description|1992 single by George Michael}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Too Funky
| cover      = TooFunky.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[George Michael]]
| album      = [[Red Hot + Dance]]
| B-side     = Crazy Man Dance
| released   = {{start date|1992|6|1|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-05-30.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=21|date=30 May 1992|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Dance-pop]]
| length     = {{ubl|5:37 (album version)|3:45 (single edit)|3:58 (video edit)}}
| label      = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}}
| writer     = George Michael
| producer   = George Michael
| prev_title = [[Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me#George Michael and Elton John version|Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me]]
| prev_year  = 1991
| next_title = [[Somebody to Love (Queen song)#George Michael and Queen version|Somebody to Love]]
| next_year  = 1993
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JQ2DVwSVIIo|"Too Funky"}}}}
}}

"'''Too Funky'''" is a song written and performed by [[England|English]] singer and songwriter [[George Michael]] and released by [[Columbia Records]] in the United States and [[Epic Records]] elsewhere in 1992. The song was Michael's final single for his recording contract with [[Sony Music]] before he started [[lawsuit|legal action]] to extricate himself from it.

"Too Funky" had been initially earmarked for a follow-up to the album ''[[Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1]]'' but Michael shelved the idea, instead donating it, along with two other songs, to the project ''[[Red Hot + Dance]]'' (1992), which raised money for [[AIDS]] awareness. Michael subsequently donated the [[royalties]] to the same cause. The song never appeared on any of Michael's studio albums, although later it was included on his first solo collection, ''[[Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael]]'' (1998), and in the 2017 reissue of ''Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1'', which also included the two other songs from ''Red Hot + Dance'' and its B-side "Crazy Man Dance", all of which were recorded for the aborted follow-up of the 1990 album. It reached number one in Denmark and became a top-10 hit in several regions, including Europe, Australia, and North America.

==Composition==
Lyrically, the song is a basic, animalistic plea for sexual activity.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} An [[Anne Bancroft]] line from the 1967 film ''[[The Graduate]]'' ("''I am not trying to seduce you... Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you're trying to tell me?''") appears in the intro of the song and is repeated during the final crescendo. The song then ends with a sample from an episode of the [[Tony Hancock]] sitcom ''[[Hancock's Half Hour|Hancock]]'' called "[[The Radio Ham]]", spoken by actress Annie Leake ("''Would you stop playing with that radio of yours? I'm trying to get to sleep''"). The song is based on a drum beat from [[The Brand New Heavies]]' 1990 single "[[Never Stop (Brand New Heavies song)|Never Stop]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/33386/George-Michael-Too-Funky-The-Brand-New-Heavies-Never-Stop/ |website=WhoSampled |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> while its synth hook quotes the hook from  [[Jocelyn Brown]]'s 1984 hit "[[Somebody Else's Guy]]".<ref>Fulton, Rick (1 November 2013) [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/soul-singer-jocelyn-brown-played-2661887#3pDeGXaemikzXpk1.99 "Soul singer Jocelyn Brown,"] ''The Daily Record''. Retrieved 6 August 2016.</ref>

==Critical reception==
[[File:George Michael 25 Live London (2).jpg|thumb|Michael performing "Too Funky" at [[Wembley Arena]] during the [[25 Live]] tour in 2006]]
Scottish ''[[Aberdeen Press and Journal]]'' commented, "George obviously having a go at trying to get into the dance scene with this too-funky number which rings of [[Bobby Brown]] and [[Michael Jackson]]."<ref>''[[Aberdeen Press and Journal]]''. 28 May 1992. p. 11.</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' felt that the singer "works up an impressive sweat amid a swirling array of [[funk]]-driven guitars and keyboards, adding, "This bears all the marks of a well-deserved multiformat smash."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-06-13.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 13, 1992|access-date=25 January 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' declared the song as a "simple, funky dance send-up".<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Music Reviews: Singles |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |date= 27 June 1992 |page= 5 |access-date= 1 November 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-06-27.pdf}}</ref> Amy Linden from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called it a "slinky, [[disco]]-fever-redux hit".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Amy|last=Linden|url=https://ew.com/article/1992/08/14/red-hot-dance/|title=Red Hot + Dance|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=14 August 1992|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> Irish ''[[The Herald (Ireland)|Evening Herald]]'' found that the "steamy" single is about a "big build-up to a seduction", "but it's got a depressing end. Some things never change, but we can definitely tell you that although George's hair is shorter these days, he's still got the same beard."<ref>''[[The Herald (Ireland)|Evening Herald]]''. 13 June 1992. p. 30.</ref> Dave Sholin from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' stated that Michael "delivers just the type of sound a lot of longtime fans were hoping for. He rides this groove with a sexy undercurrent reinforced by sampling the voice of Anne Bancroft seducing [[Dustin Hoffman]] in ''[[The Graduate]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |issue= 1908 |date= 5 June 1992 |page= 56 |access-date= 16 April 2018 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/92/Gavin-1992-06-05.pdf}}</ref>

Dennis Hunt from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' viewed it as a "sizzling" new dance track, stating that "Too Funky" "ranks with his best and is an indication that he should focus on dance music".<ref>{{cite news|first=Dennis|last=Hunt|title=In Brief|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=12 July 1992|page=|accessdate=22 January 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-12-ca-4215-story.html}}</ref> The Stud Brothers of ''[[Melody Maker]]'' said it's "George doing a rumbustuous Karaoke [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], the extravagant minimalist backing coming courtesy of many of the world's highest-paid session musicians. Which is all weirdly endearing."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=The Stud Brothers|title=Singles|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|date=6 June 1992|page=29|access-date=19 February 2023|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52622767402/}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' described it as a "funky and catchy number, underpinned by a persistent keyboard pattern".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-06-06.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=6 June 1992|page=12|access-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' named it Pick of the Week, writing, "Released 10 years to the week after George made his recording debut with the instantly successful '[[Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)|Wham Rap]]', it's a muscular, mid-tempo urban dance contender bass-based with some nice piano fills. George groupies, dance fans and casual record buyers alike will warm to it, with obvious chartresults."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-05-09.pdf |title= Mainstream: Singles - Pick of the Week |magazine= Music Week |date= 9 May 1992 |page= 10 |access-date= 2 October 2020}}</ref> [[David Quantick]] from ''[[New Musical Express]]'' called it "a plonking, [[KC and the Sunshine Band]] pastiche with a few hooks but nothing else".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Quantick|title=Singles|magazine=[[New Musical Express]]|date=9 May 1992|page=12|access-date=18 February 2023|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52611774035/|author-link=David Quantick}}</ref> Victoria Segal from ''[[NME]]'' said, "A consummate narcissist—"''I'd love to see you naked, baby... maybe tonight, if that's alright''", he intones coolly on the staccato seduction of 'Too Funky'."<ref>{{cite web|first= Victoria |last= Segal |title= George Michael – Ladies And Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael |url= http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19981006103726reviews.html |work= [[NME]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20000817211528/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19981006103726reviews.html |access-date= 24 November 2020|archive-date= 17 August 2000 }}</ref> Bunny Sawyer from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave the song four out of five, praising it as "a fab stomp-along beat...a triumphant return to form".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Bunny |last= Sawyer |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/49357756531/in/album-72157712592495737/ |title= New Singles |magazine= [[Smash Hits]] |date= 13 May 1992 |page= 56 |access-date= 6 October 2020}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
"Too Funky" reached number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1992<ref name="uk"/> and became that year's most played record in Europe.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} As of October 2017, the single sold 168,000 copies in UK.<ref name="uksales">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/remembering-george-michaels-listen-without-prejudice-vol-1__20742/|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|title=Remembering George Michael's Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 |date=13 October 2017|access-date=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025184029/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/remembering-george-michaels-listen-without-prejudice-vol-1__20742/|archive-date=25 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the US, the single debuted at number 41 on [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], reaching its peak position of number ten in its ninth and tenth weeks.<ref name="us100"/> It sold more than 500,000 copies, being certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="uscert"/> In Australia, "Too Funky" became the biggest gainer song ever in the top 50 of the [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]] when it jumped from number 50 to number eight (42 places), before reaching its peak position at number three.<ref name="aus"/> "Too Funky" held this record until 2009, when "[[3 (Britney Spears song)|3]]" by [[Britney Spears]] rose from number 50 to number seven (43 places). In Canada, "Too Funky" peaked at number six on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' 100 Hit Tracks chart.<ref name="can"/>

==Music video==
Fashion designer [[Thierry Mugler]] and Michael directed the video for "Too Funky".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Borrelli-Persson |first1=Laird |title=An Oral History of George Michael's 1992 "Too Funky" Video, Directed by Manfred Thierry Mugler |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/george-michael-supermodels-linda-evangelista#:~:text=It%20took%20place%20in%20Paris,all%20so%20passionate%20about%20it. |website=Vogue |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=25 December 2016}}</ref> Mugler designed and created the costumes for the models in the song's accompanying music video,<ref name="vogue2016">{{cite news |url=http://www.vogue.com/13428238/george-michael-supermodels-linda-evangelista/ |title="Moulin Rouge Meets Vegas!" An Oral History of George Michael's 1992 "Too Funky" Video |newspaper=Vogue |location=New York |date=20 April 2016 |access-date=28 April 2016 |last=Borrelli-Persson |first=Laird}}</ref> which shows Michael in one- to three-second appearances as a [[music video director|director]] filming a number of [[supermodel]]s on the [[catwalk]] at a fictitious [[runway show]], a concept similar to the one he used in the video for his 1990 single "[[Freedom! '90]]". The models who appeared in the video are [[Eva Herzigova]], [[Linda Evangelista]], [[Nadja Auermann]], [[Emma Sjöberg]], [[Estelle Hallyday]], [[Shana Zadrick]], [[Tyra Banks]], [[Beverly Peele]] and Connie Fleming (a.k.a. Connie Girl).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-25 |title=An Oral History of George Michael's 1992 "Too Funky" Video, Directed by Manfred Thierry Mugler |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/george-michael-supermodels-linda-evangelista |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> Actresses [[Julie Newmar]] and [[Rossy de Palma]], and the performance artists [[Joey Arias]] and [[John Epperson|Lypsinka]] are also shown. A "making of" video was also created.

The video's concept was written by Jeff Beasley after attending a benefit fashion show held by Mugler several months before in Los Angeles. Beasley worked at [[Propaganda Films]], the production company where [[David Fincher]] directed "Freedom! '90"—the supermodel video on which "Too Funky" is based. Originally the same models from Fincher's video were going to be used, namely Evangelista, [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Christy Turlington]], [[Cindy Crawford]], and [[Tatjana Patitz]]. Mugler decided, however, that he wanted new models and only kept Evangelista for the project. The video was produced by Beasley and filmed by [[Mike Southon (cinematographer)|Mike Southon]]. A rare "alternate edit" of the video includes several male models, including eventual ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' star [[Justin Chambers]] and [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-nominated actor [[Djimon Hounsou]], who was discovered by Mugler in Paris, and sometimes can be found online.

==Impact and legacy==
In 2012, ''Porcys'' listed the song at number 62 in their ranking of "100 Singles 1990–1999".<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Singli 1990-1999|url=http://www.porcys.com/ranking/100-singli-1990-1999/4/|website=Porcys|date=20 August 2012|language=pl|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' ranked "Too Funky" number 60 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s".<ref>{{cite web|first1= Matt |last1= Stopera |first2= Brian |last2= Galindo |title= The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website= [[BuzzFeed]] |date= 11 March 2017 |access-date= 31 March 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' placed it at number 55 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|title=The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/100-greatest-dance-songs/|website=Slant Magazine|date=15 June 2020 |access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>

==Track listings==
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* '''UK 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=[[George Michael]]|year=1992|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=[[Epic Records]]|id=658058 7}}</ref><ref name="ukauscs">{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=UK & Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=Epic Records|id=658058 4}}</ref>
* '''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 658058 1}}</ref>
* '''Australian cassette single'''<ref name="ukauscs"/>
# "Too Funky" – 3:45
# "Crazy Man Dance" – 5:05

* '''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records|id=658058 6}}</ref>
:A. "Too Funky" (extended) – 5:36
:B. "Crazy Man Dance" – 5:05

* '''UK and Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=UK & Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=658058 2}}</ref>
* '''Japanese mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=ESDA 7099}}</ref>
# "Too Funky" – 3:45
# "Crazy Man Dance" – 5:05
# "Too Funky" (extended) – 5:36

* '''European 12-inch and maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=European 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 658058 8}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 658058 5}}</ref>
# "Too Funky" (extended) – 5:36
# "Too Jazzy" (Happy mix) – 5:52
# "Too Funky" (Digital mix) – 6:24
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* '''US 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]|id=38-74353}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Columbia Records|id=38T 74353}}</ref>
# "Too Funky" – 3:45
# "Crazy Man Dance" – 5:52

* '''US 12-inch and maxi-cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Columbia Records|id=44 74352}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=US maxi-cassette single sleeve|publisher=Columbia Records|id=44T 74352}}</ref>
:A1. "Too Funky" (extended) – 5:37
:A2. "Too Funky" (Digital mix) – 6:25
:B1. "Too Jazzy" (Happy mix) – 5:53
:B2. "Crazy Man Dance" – 5:52

* '''US maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Too Funky|others=George Michael|year=1992|type=US maxi-CD single disc notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=44K 74352}}</ref>
# "Too Funky" (extended) – 5:37
# "Too Funky" (Digital mix) – 6:45
# "Too Jazzy" (Happy mix) – 5:45
# "Too Funky" (single version) – 3:45
# "Crazy Man Dance" – 5:52
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==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1992–1993)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|3|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true|refname="aus"}}
|-
{{single chart|Austria|9|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|2|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=12 May 2019|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|6|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=28 July 2013|chartid=1953|rowheader=true|refname="can"}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|25|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=12 May 2019|chartid=1991|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=12 May 2019|chartid=1956|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref name="m&m">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-07-04.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=27|page=24|date=4 July 1992|access-date=26 February 2018}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-06-27.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=26|page=23|date=27 June 1992|access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-06-20.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=25|date=20 June 1992|page=18|accessdate=31 October 2021}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{single chart|France|5|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|12|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true|songid=2466}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greece (Virgin)<ref name="m&m"/>
| 2
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|5|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-08-22.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=34|page=24|date=22 August 1992|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Japan ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/88084/ranking/cd_single/|title=ジョージ・マイケルのシングル売り上げランキング|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111051316/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/88084/ranking/cd_single/|archive-date=11 January 2012|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
| 95
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|3|year=1992|week=27|access-date=12 May 2019|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|3|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|2|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref name="m&m"/>
| 4
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|7|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|6|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|access-date=6 March 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|4|artist=George Michael|song=Too Funky|date=19920613|rowheader=true|access-date=12 February 2015|refname="uk"}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-06-13.pdf|title=Top 60 Dance Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=18|date=13 June 1992|access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>
| 31
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=George Michael|rowheader=true|access-date=6 March 2016|refname="us100"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|20|artist=George Michael|rowheader=true|access-date=6 March 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|11|artist=George Michael|rowheader=true|access-date=17 December 2021}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1992)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1992/singles-chart|title=1992 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
| 19
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1992|title=Jaaroverzichten 1992|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
| 22
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2056-No.%2025-December%2019,%201992.pdf|title=The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|volume=56|issue=25|page=8|date=19 December 1992|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
| 48
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Dance/Urban (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2056-No.%2025-December%2019,%201992.pdf|title=The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1992|magazine=RPM|volume=56|issue=25|page=25|date=19 December 1992|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
| 7
|-
! scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-12-19.pdf|title=1992 Year-End Sales Charts|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=51/52|page=17|date=19 December 1992|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
| 19
|-
! scope="row"| Europe (European Dance Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-12-19.pdf|title=1992 Year-End Airplay Charts: European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=51/52|page=20|date=19 December 1992|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>
| 8
|-
! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1992|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1992|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
| 80
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1992|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1992|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1992&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
| 66
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! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1992|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992|language=de|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
| 26
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! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Year End Charts: Top Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=8|date=16 January 1993}}</ref>
| 52
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1992|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref>
| 58
|}
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==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1992|certyear=2016|access-date=15 August 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|nocert=true|salesamount=168,000|salesref=<ref name="uksales"/>|access-date=12 May 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=George Michael|title=Too Funky|award=Gold|relyear=1992|certyear=2016|access-date=15 August 2016|refname="uscert"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{George Michael singles}}
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[[Category:1992 singles]]
[[Category:1992 songs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Dance-pop songs]]
[[Category:Epic Records singles]]
[[Category:George Michael songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Denmark]]
[[Category:Songs written by George Michael]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by George Michael]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by George Michael]]