Funny, Funny

"Funny, Funny"
"Funny, Funny"
Single by the Sweet
from the album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
B-side	"You're Not Wrong for Loving Me"
Released	29 January 1971
Genre	Bubblegum pop; pop rock;
Length	2:46
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Nicky Chinn; Mike Chapman;
Producer(s)	Phil Wainman
The Sweet singles chronology

"Funny, Funny" is a song by British band the Sweet released in January 1971. It was the first single from their debut album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be and became their first chart hit, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Robin Carmody of Freaky Trigger described the "particularly fine" song as the strongest example of the Sweet's early bubblegum sound, before the group's music became heavier.^[1]

Track listing

7-inch single

"Funny, Funny" – 2:46
"You're Not Wrong for Loving Me" – 2:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	93
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	4
Denmark (IFPI)^[7]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[8]	5
Germany (GfK)^[9]	5
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[13]	2
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)^[14]	2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[15]	1
Spain (Promusicae)^[16]	12
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)^[17]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[18]	12
Denmark (IFPI)^[19]	6
Germany (GfK Entertainment)^[20]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[21]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	17
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[23]	4

References

^ ^a ^b Carmody, Robin (1 January 2002). "The Cottage Industry of Moments". Freaky Trigger. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 29, 2024. Sweet started out as the Sweet, doing bubblegum pop-rock tunes like "Funny, Funny," "Little Willy," and the even-more-problematic-than-it-sounds "Wig Wam Bam
^ ^a ^b "Sweet: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. 17 June 1971. p. 47.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Funny Funny". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Sweet" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "The Sweet – Funny, Funny". VG-lista.
^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
^ "SA Charts 1969–March 1989". Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-639-2.
^ "Sweet - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1971". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "danskehitlister.dk". 2016-03-28. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1971". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1971". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website - Hits 1971". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[FreakyTrigger-1] Carmody, Robin (1 January 2002). "The Cottage Industry of Moments". Freaky Trigger. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[RS_2024-2] Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 29, 2024. Sweet started out as the Sweet, doing bubblegum pop-rock tunes like "Funny, Funny," "Little Willy," and the even-more-problematic-than-it-sounds "Wig Wam Bam

[uk-3] "Sweet: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_The_Sweet-5] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Belgium_(Wallonia)_The_Sweet-6] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[7] "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. 17 June 1971. p. 47.

[8] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[sc_Germany_The_Sweet-9] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[sc_Ireland2_-10] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Funny Funny". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Dutch40_The_Sweet-11] "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Sweet" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Sweet-12] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Norway_The_Sweet-13] "The Sweet – Funny, Funny". VG-lista.

[14] Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000

[15] "SA Charts 1969–March 1989". Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[16] Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-639-2.

[17] "Sweet - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[18] "Jaaroverzichten 1971". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[19] "danskehitlister.dk". 2016-03-28. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[20] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[21] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1971". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[22] "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1971". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[23] "South African Rock Lists Website - Hits 1971". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

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v t e The Sweet
Brian Connolly Steve Priest Mick Tucker Andy Scott Frank Torpey Mick Stewart
Studio albums	Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be Sweet Fanny Adams Desolation Boulevard Give Us a Wink Off the Record Level Headed Cut Above the Rest Waters Edge Identity Crisis
Live albums	Strung Up Live in Denmark 1976 Live at the Rainbow 1973
Compilation albums	Gimme Dat Ding The Sweet's Biggest Hits The Sweet The Sweet Singles Album Strung Up The Golden Greats The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits Platinum Rare Action: The Sweet Anthology
Singles	"Funny, Funny" "Co-Co" "Little Willy" "Wig-Wam Bam" "Block Buster!" "The Ballroom Blitz" "The Six Teens" "Peppermint Twist" "Fox on the Run" "Action" "Love Is Like Oxygen"
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