Song · Grand Funk Railroad
“Footstompin' Music” by Grand Funk Railroad
From the album E Pluribus Funk (1971)
“Footstompin' Music” by Grand Funk Railroad appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2012. It was first released in 1971 on the album E Pluribus Funk. Its best result is #766 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,181 indie & aaa song of all time.
Mark Farner wrote "Footstompin' Music", words and music, for E Pluribus Funk, the fifth studio album from Grand Funk Railroad, which Capitol released on November 15, 1971. The title gives the game away: this is a band that wanted feet moving, not chins stroked.
Terry Knight produced it, and E Pluribus Funk was the last Grand Funk album he would oversee, cut like the ones before it at Cleveland Recording Company. The package had swagger to match. The album's name twists the Latin motto of the United States into something funkier, Ernie Cefalu's round, silvery cover dressed the whole thing up as a giant coin, and the back celebrated the band selling out Shea Stadium in 72 hours and topping the Beatles' attendance record there.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1034 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 896 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 886 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2010 | 766 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2011 | 804 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 836 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
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