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1976 single by Elton John

"Grow Some Funk of Your Own"

Single byElton John

from the albumRock of the Westies

A-side

"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) (double A-side)"

Released

12 January 1976

Recorded

June–July 1975

Genre

Length

4:45

MCA (US)
DJM (UK)

Elton John singles chronology

"Island Girl"
(1975)

"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" / "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)"
(1976)

"Pinball Wizard"
(1976)

"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" is a song by English musicianElton John. It was released as a single in 1976 from the albumRock of the Westies. It shared its A-side status with "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)". The song went to No. 14 on theBillboard Hot 100, but in Britain broke a five-year run of successful singles by failing to reach the top 50 despite extensive radio play. GuitaristDavey Johnstone is credited as a co-writer.

Synopsis

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The song centers on a man who wakes up after a bad dream entailing an episode set in Mexico, where the protagonist (presumably either John or Taupin) falls for a young lady in a small town but is dismissed by her boyfriend, telling him to return to where he came from (hence the lyric, "Take my advice/take the next flight/and grow your funk/grow your funk at home").

Reception

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Cash Box called it "a hard-driving rocker which has a part audiences will sing along to and maybe provide another encore to his live show" with "an absolutely frantic ending with thevibraphones receiving the beating of their lives."^[1]Record World said that "Elton shows why he's on top with his 'English charm' and an enthusiastic no holds barred rock 'n' roll sound."^[2]

Personnel

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Ray Cooper –castanets, tambourine,bell tree,vibraphone
Kiki Dee – backing vocals
Davey Johnstone – electric guitars, backing vocals
Elton John – piano, vocals
Kenny Passarelli – bass, backing vocals
Roger Pope – drums
Caleb Quaye – electric guitars, backing vocals

Chart performance

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Chart (1976)	Peak position
USBillboard Hot 100^[3]	14

References

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^"CashBox Singles Reviews"(PDF).Cash Box. 24 January 1976. p. 19. Retrieved11 December 2021.
^"Hits of the Week"(PDF).Record World. 24 January 1976. p. 1. Retrieved8 March 2023.
^Whitburn, Joel (2013).Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955–2012. Record Research. p. 436.

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