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|ShowBox = Yes
|ShowBox = Yes
|Name = Funky
|Name = Funky
|Image = Funky.png
|Image = FunkyAlbumArt.jpg
|Caption = Image associated with the song
|Caption =  
|Alt_name = Dance For Hours a Day, Dance Floor Was His Name, DFHAD
|Alt_name = Dance For Hours a Day, Dance Floor Was His Name, DFHAD
|Status = Solved
|Artist = Royal Treatment Plant
|Album = EP
|Genre = Alt-Rock, Indie Rock, Soft Rock
|Year = 2005
|Year = 2005
|Status = Solved; Full version available
|OP = presveva
|OP = presveva
|Search_started = July 8th, 2007
|Search_started = July 8th, 2007
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|Media = Funky.mp3
|Media = Funky.mp3
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'''Funky''' (formerly known as '''"Dance For Hours a Day"'''), is a solved alternative-rock song released in 2005 by rock band Royal Treatment Plant.
'''Funky''' (formerly known as '''"Dance For Hours a Day"'''), is a solved alternative-rock song released in 2005 by the band Royal Treatment Plant.


== Background ==
== Background ==
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On July 8th, 2007, presveva posted two snippets of the song on WatZatSong, deleting the first snippet ten minutes after he posted it for unknown reasons, but both posts received little attention.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/1830.html</ref><ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html</ref>   
On July 8th, 2007, presveva posted two snippets of the song on WatZatSong, deleting the first snippet ten minutes after he posted it for unknown reasons, but both posts received little attention.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/1830.html</ref><ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html</ref>   


The song gained attention in the lostwave community after it was posted to YouTube by Mike Worst on September 26th, 2022,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGPakWDQoCQ</ref> and r/lostwave by iwaffle727 on October 20th, 2023.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/17c4fw8/help_with_this_banger_song/</ref>   
The song gained notoriety in the lostwave community after it was posted to YouTube by Mike Worst on September 26th, 2022,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGPakWDQoCQ</ref> and r/lostwave by iwaffle727 on October 20th, 2023.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/17c4fw8/help_with_this_banger_song/</ref>   


The OP returned to the thread on November 12th, 2023, adding that he may have downloaded the song from a torrent, possibly from Mininova or Demonoid.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=6</ref><ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=2</ref>   
The OP returned to the thread on November 12th, 2023, adding that he may have downloaded the song from a torrent, possibly from Mininova or Demonoid.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=6</ref><ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=2</ref>   
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On January 2nd, 2024, Discord users discovered the full version of the song's introduction in the OP's old WatZatSong post, which was still stored on their servers.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/sample/1830/listen</ref><ref>https://vocaroo.com/1lGGHFyXOFPD</ref>
On January 2nd, 2024, Discord users discovered the full version of the song's introduction in the OP's old WatZatSong post, which was still stored on their servers.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/sample/1830/listen</ref><ref>https://vocaroo.com/1lGGHFyXOFPD</ref>


On January 9th, 2024, after another user mentioned the band Royal Treatment Plant, Discord user Sveta began searching through their Discogs page, eventually finding their unreleased demo album from 2005 simply titled "EP" with a song called Funky.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DanceForHoursADay/comments/192s21q/potential_album_found/</ref><ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/11868437-RTP-EP</ref> The full song was found on the drummer's website, but with a fadeout that cut a minute of the song off.<ref>https://www.katiedrummer.com/audio.php</ref>  
On January 9th, 2024, after another user mentioned the band Royal Treatment Plant, Discord user Sveta began searching through their Discogs page, eventually finding their first demo album from 2005 simply titled "EP" with a song called Funky.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DanceForHoursADay/comments/192s21q/potential_album_found/</ref><ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/11868437-RTP-EP</ref> The full song was found on the drummer's website, but with a fadeout that cut a minute of the song off.<ref>https://www.katiedrummer.com/audio.php</ref>  


On February 22nd, 2024, YouTube user Via discovered the complete version of the song by finding the user "artstorm", who was a top listener for the band on Last.fm in 2008-2009, contacting him through Discord, and receiving a copy of the full album.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcoq0qtwOi9EmRU_vqwaY0QMUsjBeHAN2</ref>
On February 22nd, 2024, YouTube user Via discovered the complete version of the song by finding the user "artstorm", who was a top listener for the band on last.fm in 2008-2009, contacting him through Discord, and receiving a copy of the full album.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcoq0qtwOi9EmRU_vqwaY0QMUsjBeHAN2</ref>


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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|'''Official Lyrics'''
|'''Official Lyrics'''
|-
|-
|'''(Verse 1)'''Girl you should be over this
|'''(Verse 1)'''
Girl you should be over this
 
No time for playing games with little wicked boys
No time for playing games with little wicked boys


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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-J9h79YxAwcfWlknYWMlvgFFhI_yv8Z3olQq9--UVsU/edit?gid=687616767#gid=687616767 Old Leads Spreadsheet]  
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-J9h79YxAwcfWlknYWMlvgFFhI_yv8Z3olQq9--UVsU/edit?gid=687616767#gid=687616767 Old Leads Spreadsheet]  
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[[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 4 August 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.

Funky
Alternative name(s) Dance For Hours a Day, Dance Floor Was His Name, DFHAD
Artist(s) Royal Treatment Plant
Album EP
Genre Alt-Rock, Indie Rock, Soft Rock
Year 2005
Status Solved; Full version available
Original poster presveva
Search duration July 8th, 2007 - February 22nd, 2024
File:Funky.mp3

Funky (formerly known as "Dance For Hours a Day"), is a solved alternative-rock song released in 2005 by the band Royal Treatment Plant.

Background[edit | edit source]

On July 7th, 2007, Usenet user presveva posted the song to a group dedicated to Italian music, asking for the song's identification and hosting the full song with the filename "5.mp3" on a Google Site.[1][2]

On July 8th, 2007, presveva posted two snippets of the song on WatZatSong, deleting the first snippet ten minutes after he posted it for unknown reasons, but both posts received little attention.[3][4]

The song gained notoriety in the lostwave community after it was posted to YouTube by Mike Worst on September 26th, 2022,[5] and r/lostwave by iwaffle727 on October 20th, 2023.[6]

The OP returned to the thread on November 12th, 2023, adding that he may have downloaded the song from a torrent, possibly from Mininova or Demonoid.[7][8]

Discovery[edit | edit source]

On January 2nd, 2024, Discord users discovered the full version of the song's introduction in the OP's old WatZatSong post, which was still stored on their servers.[9][10]

On January 9th, 2024, after another user mentioned the band Royal Treatment Plant, Discord user Sveta began searching through their Discogs page, eventually finding their first demo album from 2005 simply titled "EP" with a song called Funky.[11][12] The full song was found on the drummer's website, but with a fadeout that cut a minute of the song off.[13]

On February 22nd, 2024, YouTube user Via discovered the complete version of the song by finding the user "artstorm", who was a top listener for the band on last.fm in 2008-2009, contacting him through Discord, and receiving a copy of the full album.[14]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Paula Steele – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Sam Taylor – guitar

DJ Walde – bass

Tom Farncombe – keyboards

Katie Stephenson – drums

References[edit | edit source]