Funkytown was released by Lipps Inc in 1979 and became a number one disco hit in 1980, written by Steven Greenberg. Its simple repeated invitation and electronic groove kept it alive through adverts, films, covers and samples long after the disco era ended. Slowed edits began circulating in meme and soundboard culture because the joke is instant even without context: a famously energetic anthem suddenly sounds tired and overconfident. That contrast keeps the slow version in rotation for ironic entrances, dance memes and retro edits where the original would feel too fast.