"Funky Town" is Namie Amuro's 32nd solo single under the Avex Trax label. It was be released in CD and CD&DVD formats on April 4, 2007, three months after the release of her previous single "Baby Don't Cry", which has been described as being a 'smash hit'.

For the release of "Funky Town", Amuro returned to work with frequent married producers Michico and T. Kura. The song is described as being a dancey new number, produced by frequent collaborators T. Kura & Michico along with the L.L. Brothers. The b-side, entitled "Darling," is said to be an adult and stylish dance tune produced by Coldfeet. Also, uncommon for Amuro, first pressing editions of the "Funky Town" single came with a disco ball keychain - the CD&DVD version came with a gold disco ball keychain, and the CD only came with a silver disco ball keychain.

"Funky Town" will be used in a new commercial campaign for a redesigned version of the lemon tea Lipton Limone. The new commercial will feature Amuro herself and will be broadcast from March 20 onwards.

The promotional video for "Funky Town" found Namie working with director Masaki Uchino (????, Masaki Uchino?), instead of long-time director Muto Masashi (????, Muto Masashi?). The video featured scenes of Namie performing choreography with a group of dancers all wearing black; Namie dancing against a large screen featuring her face on it; and Namie singing amid a pile of golden disco balls.