of number ten in its ninth and tenth weeks. It sold more than 500,000 copies, being certified Gold by the RIAA. In Australia, "Too Funky" became the biggest gainer song ever in the top 50 of the Australian ARIA Singles Chart when it jumped from number 50 to number eight (42 places), before reaching its peak position at number three. "Too Funky" held this record until 2009, when "3" by Britney Spears rose from number 50 to number seven (43 places). In Canada, "Too Funky" peaked at number six on the RPM Top Singles chart. Critical reception Scottish Aberdeen Press and Journal commented, "George obviously having a go at trying to get into the dance scene with this too-fiinky number which rings of Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson." Larry Flick from Billboard felt that the singer "works up an impressive sweat amid a swirling array of funk-driven guitars and keyboards, adding, "This bears all the marks of a well-deserved multiformat smash." A reviewer from Cashbox declared the song as a "simple, funky dance send-up". Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly called it a "slinky, disco-fever-redux hit". Irish Evening Herald found that the "steamy" single is about a "big build-up to a seduction", "but it's got a depressing end. Some things never change, but we can definitely tell you that although George's hair is shorter these days, he's still got the same beard." Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report stated that Michael "delivers just the type of sound a lot of longtime fans were hoping for. He rides this groove with a sexy undercurrent reinforced by sampling the voice of Anne Bancroft seducing Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. Dennis Hunt from Los Angeles Times viewed it as a "sizzling" new dance track, stating that "Too Funky” "ranks with his best and is an indication that he should focus on dance music." Melody Maker said it's "George doing a rumbustuous Karaoke Prince, the extravagant minimalist backing coming courtesy of many of the world's highest-paid session musicians. Which is all weirdly endearing." Pan-European magazine Music & Media described it as a "funky and catchy number, underpinned by a persistent keyboard pattern." Alan Jones from Music Week named it Pick of the Week, writing, "Released 10 years to the week after George made his recording debut with the instantly successful "Wham Rap", it's a muscular, mid-tempo urban dance contender bass-based with some nice piano fills.