Funk on Ah Roll

"Funk on Ah Roll" is a song written by James Brown and Derrick Monk and recorded by James Brown. It appears in three different versions on his 1998 album I'm Back, two of which are remixes. A number of additional remixes of the song, including a popular UK garage mix by Grant Nelson as Bump & Flex, were issued on 12" and CD in the United Kingdom in 1999, resulting in the song reaching No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart^[1] and No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.^[2] It did not chart in the United States.

"Funk on Ah Roll"
Single by James Brown
from the album I'm Back
Released	1998 (1998)
Genre	Funk, house, UK garage
Label	Georgia-Lina 825 Eagle 073 Inferno 13
Songwriter(s)	James Brown Derrick Monk
Producer(s)	Derrick "New Funk" Monk
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Can't Get Any Harder" (1993) "Funk on Ah Roll" (1998) "Killing Is Out, School Is In" (2001)
Audio video
"Funk on Ah Roll (S-Class Mix)" on YouTube

The track reuses the guitar part and horn section of Brown's 1971 release "Hot Pants".^[3]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone reviewed the song favorably, commenting that it "reclaim[s] Jimmy Nolen chicken scratch for the engine of life it is".^[4]