Question: when did play that funky music come out
Answer: `` Play That Funky Music '' Single by Wild Cherry from the album Wild Cherry B - side `` The Lady Wants Your Money '' Released April 1976 Format 7 - inch single Genre Funk rock Length 5 : 00 ( album version ) 3 : 12 ( single version ) Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Rob Parissi Producer ( s ) Rob Parissi Wild Cherry singles chronology `` Get Down '' ( 1973 ) `` Play That Funky Music '' ( 1976 ) `` Baby Do n't You Know '' ( 1977 ) `` Get Down '' ( 1973 ) `` Play That Funky Music '' ( 1976 ) `` Baby Do n't You Know '' ( 1977 )