Funky Tonight

"Funky Tonight"
"Funky Tonight"
Single by The John Butler Trio
from the album Grand National
Released	December 2006
Genre	Funk, roots
Length	3:41
Label	Jarrah
Songwriter(s)	John Butler
Producer(s)	John Butler & Mario Caldato Jnr.
The John Butler Trio singles chronology

"Funky Tonight" is the first single by the John Butler Trio from their fourth studio album, Grand National. It was released in December, 2006, on Jarrah Records. The song blends funk, roots, blues, and rock. The cover art for the single was designed by Tom Walker.

The song was performed at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 with special guest Keith Urban, which was then released as a digital download, debuting at number 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 12 November 2007.

The video for "Funky Tonight" was directed by Damon Escott and Stephen Lance.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Butler

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funky Tonight"	3:41
2.	"Good as Gone"	2:32
3.	"Nowhere Man" (demo)	3:26
4.	"Funky Tonight" (live)	6:00
Total length:		15:39

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	15

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2] live at the 2007 ARIA Awards with Keith Urban	11

Personnel

John Butler – 12-string guitar, 6-string nylon guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals
Shannon Birchall – double bass, electric bass, vocals
Michael Barker – drums, percussion, vocals
Danielle Caruana – backing vocals on "Good As Gone"

References

^ "The John Butler Trio – Funky Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ "The John Butler Trio and Keith Urban – Funky Tonight %5BLive 2007 ARIAs%5D". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[sc_Australia_The_John_Butler_Trio-1] "The John Butler Trio – Funky Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[sc_Australia_The_John_Butler_Trio_and_Keith_Urban-2] "The John Butler Trio and Keith Urban – Funky Tonight %5BLive 2007 ARIAs%5D". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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