Kinky Afro

"Kinky Afro"
Single by Happy Mondays
from the album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
A-side "Kinky Afro" (Mix)
B-side "Kinky Afro" (Live)
Released 8 October 1990
Format 7" 45 rpm, CD single
Genre Madchester
Length 3:55
Label Factory - FAC 302/7
Songwriter(s) Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan
Producer(s) Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne
Happy Mondays singles chronology
"Step On"
(1990)		 "Kinky Afro"
(1990)		 "Loose Fit"
(1991)

"Step On"
(1990)		 "Kinky Afro"
(1990)		 "Loose Fit"
(1991)

"Kinky Afro" is a 1990 single by Happy Mondays. It was the second single from the band's third album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches. The song was the band's biggest hit in the United States hitting number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. It also hit number 5 in the UK, tied with "Step On" as the band's highest charting single there. "Kinky Afro" was the band's highest-charting single in Australasia, peaking at number 63 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart and number 34 on New Zealand's Recorded Music NZ (then RIANZ) chart. The song's chorus paraphrases the Labelle song "Lady Marmalade".

Track listing[1]

7"

  1. "Kinky Afro" (3:55)
  2. "Kinky Afro" (live) (4:36)

12"

  1. "Kinky Afro" (12" mix) (5:07)
  2. "Kinky Afro" (live) (6:38)

CD1

  1. "Kinky Afro" (Radio Edit) (3:58)
  2. "Kinky Afro" (12" Mix) (5:08)
  3. "Kinky Afro" (live) (6:38)

CD2

  1. "Kinky Afro" (Euromix) (7:26)
  2. "Kinky Afro" (Euromix edit) (4:15)
  3. "Step On" (US Dub mix) (5:55)

"Kinky Groovy Afro" 12"

  1. "Kinky Groovy Afro" (Peter Lorimer mix) (7:32)
  2. "Kinky Groovy Afro" (live) (6:38)

Charts

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 63
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 5
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Happy Mondays extended discography
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ↑ "Charts.nz – Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Happy Mondays Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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