Andy Beevers from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated it five out of five, adding that "this single is a bit of a refresher for those who have been wondering why there is so much hype surrounding the French duo." He explained further, "'Da Funk' still sounds incredibly fresh with its huge distorted synth riffs, thumping rhythm and scratchy guitar mashed up to create a mutant disco gem." Dave Fawbert from ShortList declared it as "sensational", stating that it "manages to combine about six different outrageously funky parts over the top of an unyielding, solitary, bass note.
Larry Flick from Billboard described the track as a "wriggling instrumental combination of cutting-edge electronic dance and Cameo-styled funk". He had created several patterns with the 303 beforehand: "When we were looking for a bassline, we listened to some of ones I'd already programmed and took the one that fit best." Da Funk is written in the key of C minor, and composed with a tempo of 111 beats per minute. The bassline was created with a Roland TB-303 synthesizer Bangalter purchased in 1993. The riff was originally a siren sound, but was changed to reflect the "gangsta rap" aesthetic they were trying to achieve. No one agrees with us that it sounds like hip hop. We've heard that the drums sound like Queen and the Clash, the melody is reminiscent of Giorgio Moroder, and the synthesisers sound like electro and thousand of other comparisons. However, no one has ever compared it to hip hop. It was around the time Warren G's " Regulate" was released and we wanted to make some sort of gangsta rap and tried to murk our sounds as much as possible. In an interview with Fredrik Strage for Swedish magazine Pop #23, Bangalter revealed that "Da Funk" was made after listening to American G-funk for weeks: Daft Punk expressed that they wanted to make the album balanced by distributing tracks evenly across each of the four vinyl sides. The duo's debut album Homework features "Da Funk" as well as a reversed excerpt titled "Funk Ad". "Da Funk" was re-released in early 1997 by Virgin with the B-side "Musique", a track that later appeared on the anthology Musique Vol. ĭaft Punk eventually signed with Virgin Records after a bidding war amongst several labels. Subsequently, the British duo's song " Life Is Sweet" was remixed by Daft Punk for a single release in August 1995. The single received a boost in popularity when the Chemical Brothers incorporated it into their live shows. The pressing was limited to 2,000 copies and was "virtually ignored" according to a Muzik magazine feature at the time. "Da Funk" was initially released as a 12-inch single in 1995 under the Soma Quality Recordings label, with the B-side "Rollin' & Scratchin'".
A reversed clip of "Da Funk" was also released on Homework as "Funk Ad", which is the final track on the album. It went on to sell 30,000 copies in 1997. The song and its accompanying music video directed by Spike Jonze are considered classics of 1990s house music. " Da Funk" is an instrumental track by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, initially released as a single in 1995 and later included on their debut album, Homework (1997).
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