Songs performed or written by Bootsy Collins&nbsp;&nbsp;

07/1974

Up for the Down Stroke by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Up for the Down Stroke

63
US

10
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 803/Casablanca 0104]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William "Bootsy" Collins)

, Fuzzy Haskins (as Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins) & Bernie Worrell

05/1975

Chocolate City by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Chocolate City

94
US

24
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 831]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

09/1975

Ride On by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Chocolate City

64
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 843]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

02/1976

P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Mothership Connection

33
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 852]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

& Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)

04/1976

⑤ Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Mothership Connection

15
US

5
R&B

[artist #5 hit]
as Parliament
[Casablanca 856]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

& Jerome Brailey

06/1976

Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) by Bootsy Collins

from Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

18
R&B

[novelty]
[Warner 8215]
written by George Clinton & Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

07/1976

Let's Take It to the Stage by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Let's Take It to the Stage

89
R&B

as Funkadelic
[Westbound 5026]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

& Garry Shider

08/1976

I'd Rather Be with You by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

25
R&B

[Warner 8246]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

& Gary Cooper (as Gary "Mudbone" Cooper)

09/1976

Star Child (Mothership Connection) by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Mothership Connection

26
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 864]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

& Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)

10.

09/1976

Undisco Kidd by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Tales of Kidd Funkadelic

102
US

30
R&B

as Funkadelic
[Westbound 5029]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

& Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)

11.

12/1976

Psychoticbumpschool by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

104
US

69
R&B

[Warner 8291]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton, Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell) & Phelps Collins

12.

02/1977

Dr. Funkenstein by Parliament/Funkadelic

from The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

102
US

43
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 875]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

13.

03/1977

The Pinocchio Theory by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

6
R&B

51
UK

[Warner 8328]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

14.

06/1977

Can't Stay Away by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

104
US

19
R&B

[Warner 8403]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns

15.

08/1977

Up for the Down Stroke by Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns

93
R&B

[Atlantic 3408]
written by Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

16.

10/1977

Bop Gun (Endangered Species) by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome

102
US

14
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 900]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

& Garry Shider

17.

01/1978

④ Flash Light by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome

16
US

✫1
R&B

[artist #4 hit]
as Parliament

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #199]
[Casablanca 909]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

18.

02/1978

Bootzilla by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Bootsy? Player of the Year

✫1
R&B

[Warner 8512]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

19.

05/1978

Hollywood Squares by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Bootsy? Player of the Year

17
R&B

[Warner 8575]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton & Frank Waddy

The Brides of Funkenstein

20.

06/1978

Funkentelechy by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome

27
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 921]
written by George Clinton & Bootsy Collins

21.

09/1978

Disco to Go by The Brides of Funkenstein

from Funk or Walk

101
US

7
R&B

[Atlantic 3498]
written by George Clinton & Bootsy Collins

22.

12/1978

Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Motor Booty Affair

89
US

✫1
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 950]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

& Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)

23.

02/1979

Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!) by Parliament/Funkadelic

from One Nation Under a Groove

43
R&B

as Funkadelic
[Warner 8735]
written by George Clinton, Junie Morrison & Bootsy Collins (as William Earl Collins)

Bernie Worrell

24.

04/1979

Insurance Man for the Funk by Bernie Worrell

92
R&B

[Arista 0407]
written by Bernie Worrell, George Clinton & Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

25.

04/1979

Rumpofsteelskin by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Motor Booty Affair

63
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 976]
written by George Clinton & Bootsy Collins

26.

05/1979

Jam Fan (Hot) by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from This Boot Is Made for Fonk-n

13
R&B

[Warner 8818]
written by Bootsy Collins

, George Clinton & Phelps Collins

27.

07/1979

Bootsy Get Live by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from This Boot Is Made for Fonk-n

38
R&B

[Warner 49013]
written by Bootsy Collins

, George Clinton & Maceo Parker

28.

11/1979

Party People by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Gloryhallastoopid

39
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 2222]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

& Garry Shider

29.

12/1979

Uncle Jam (Part I) by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Uncle Jam Wants You

53
R&B

as Funkadelic
[Warner 49117]
written by Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins

, Garry Shider & George Clinton

30.

01/1980

Theme from The Black Hole by Parliament/Funkadelic

from Gloryhallastoopid

69
dance

8
R&B

as Parliament
[Casablanca 2235]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton & Junie Morrison (as J.S. Theracon)

Sweat Band

31.

10/1980

Freak to Freak by Sweat Band

from Sweat Band

47
dance

25
R&B

[Uncle Jam 9901]
written by Carl Small, Jeanette Washington, Garry Shider & Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

32.

11/1980

Mug Push by Bootsy Collins

from Ultra Wave

25
R&B

as Bootsy
[Warner 49599]
written by Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins

33.

02/1981

F-Encounter by Bootsy Collins

from Ultra Wave

51
R&B

as Bootsy
[Warner 49661]
written by Bootsy Collins

, Rick Evans, Ron Ford & George Clinton

The Sequence

34.

08/1981

Funky Sound (Tear the Roof Off) by The Sequence

from Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence

39
R&B

[Sugar Hill 561]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton & Jerome Brailey

35.

04/1982

Take a Lickin' and Keep on Kickin' by Bootsy Collins

from The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away

103
US

29
R&B

as William "Bootsy" Collins
[Warner 50044]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

36.

07/1982

Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping) by Bootsy Collins

from The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away

78
R&B

as William "Bootsy" Collins
[Warner 29965]
written by Bootsy Collins

37.

10/1982

Body Slam! by Bootsy's Rubber Band

13
dance

12
R&B

[Warner 29889]
written by Bootsy Collins

& Joel Johnson

George Clinton

38.

05/1983

Get Dressed by George Clinton

from Computer Games

73
R&B

[Capitol 5222]
written by George Clinton & Bootsy Collins

39.

03/1984

Last Dance by George Clinton

from You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish

26
R&B

[Capitol 5332]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson & Stephanie Linn

Bonzo Goes to Washington

40.

12/1984

5 Minutes by Bonzo Goes to Washington

36
dance

written by Jerry Harrison, Bootsy Collins

, Daniel Lazerus & Ronald Reagan

Sly & Robbie

41.

04/1987

Boops (Here to Go) by Sly & Robbie

from Rhythm Killers

22
dance

12
UK

[Atco 99461 (Island)]
written by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Bill Laswell, Shinehead & Bootsy Collins

Trouble Funk

42.

09/1987

Trouble by Trouble Funk

from Trouble Over Here Trouble Over There

95
UK

[Atco 99406 (Island)]
written by Bootsy Collins

, Mico Wave & Robert Reed

Mico Wave

43.

11/1987

Misunderstood by Mico Wave

from Cookin' from the Inside Out

41
dance

70
R&B

[Columbia 07354]
written by Bootsy Collins

& Mico Wave (as Michael Lane)

44.

02/1988

Instant Replay by Mico Wave

from Cookin' from the Inside Out

15
R&B

[Columbia 07702]
written by Mico Wave, Bootsy Collins

, Mallia Franklin & Walter Coleman

45.

09/1988

Party on Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?) by Bootsy Collins

from What's Bootsy Doin'?

27
R&B

[Columbia 07991]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

& Vicki Vee

46.

06/1990

Jungle Bass by Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Jungle Bass

91
R&B

[4th & Broadway 444023]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell & Joel Johnson

Gerardo

47.

05/1991

We Want the Funk by Gerardo

from Mo' Ritmo

16
US

[Interscope 4-98815]
written by Gerardo (as Gerardo Mejia), George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Bootsy Collins (as William Earl Collins)

& Jerome Brailey

Aaron Hall

48.

09/1993

Get a Little Freaky with Me by Aaron Hall

from The Truth

48
R&B

66
UK

[Silas/MCA 54229]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, Aaron Hall, Sean Hall & Glenn Goins (as Glen Goins)

Digital Underground

49.

10/1993

The Return of the Crazy One by Digital Underground

from The Body-Hat Syndrome

77
R&B

[novelty]
[Tommy Boy 587]
written by Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, Eddie Humphrey, George Clinton, Shock G (as Gregory Jacobs) & Jeremy Jackson

Too $hort

50.

10/1993

I'm a Player by Too $hort

from Get in Where You Fit In

85
US

39
R&B

[Jive 42152]
written by Too $hort (as Todd Shaw), Bootsy Collins

, Gary Cooper & George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.)

Shello

51.

08/1994

West Coast Boogie by Shello

120
R&B

written by Keith Lewis, Shello (as Michelle "Shello" Mitchell), George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

Redman

52.

11/1994

Rockafella by Redman

from Dare Iz a Darkside

105
US

62
R&B

[RAL 853966]
written by Redman (as Reginald Noble), George Clinton (sample), Bootsy Collins (sample)

, Bernie Worrell (sample) & Leon Haywood (sample)

Adina Howard

53.

02/1995

① Freak Like Me by Adina Howard

from Do You Wanna Ride?

238

2
US

2
R&B

33
UK

[artist #1 hit]
[Mecca Don/EastWest 64484]
written by Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, Bootsy Collins (as William "Bootsy" Collins)

, George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Gary Cooper (as Gary Lee Cooper), Alita Carter, Kim Spikes & Livio Harris

54.

04/1995

Jealousy by Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

from Greetings from the Gutter

102
UK

written by Bootsy Collins

, Gary Cooper & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

Questionmark Asylum

55.

11/1995

Get with You / I'd Rather Be with You by Questionmark Asylum

from The Album

93
R&B

[Kaper/RCA 64439]
written by Rosta Swan (as Marcell Gadson), Mistafiss (as Kenneth Jones), Diggie Doms (as Dominick Warren), Ding Ding (as Douglas Francis), George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

, Kimberly Kearney & Gary Cooper (as Gary Lee Cooper)

Aaron Hall/De Vante/Sista

56.

03/1996

Dangerous Minds EP by Aaron Hall/De Vante/Sista

35
UK

written by Aaron Hall, Missy Elliott, Dalvin DeGrate (as Mr. Dalvin), DeVante Swing, Craig Mack, Evil Dee, Eddie Humphrey (sample), Shock G (sample), George Clinton (sample), Glenn Goins (sample) & Bootsy Collins (sample)

Too $hort

57.

08/1996

Gettin' It by Too $hort

from Gettin' It

68
US

49
R&B

featuring Parliament Funkadelic
[Jive 42409]
written by Too $hort (as Todd Shaw), Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Gary Cooper, Belita Woods & Stuart Jordan

Madd Head

58.

10/1996

Tripp2nite by Madd Head

105
R&B

written by Jerry Lewis, Jakell Brown, Robert Redd, Prince, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton & Bernie Worrell

RBL Posse

59.

08/1997

How We Comin' by RBL Posse

from An Eye for an Eye

122
US

90
R&B

featuring Mystikal & Big Lurch
[Big Beat 98017]
written by Black C (as Christian Mathews), Hitman (as Ricky Heard), Mystikal (as Michael Tyler), Mike Caren, George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

Top Kat

60.

09/1997

Feel Cool by Top Kat

40
dance

written by Barry Harris, Terry Kelly, George Clinton (sample), Bootsy Collins (sample)

& Bernie Worrell (sample)

61.

11/1997

I'm Leavin' U (Gotta Go, Gotta Go) by Bootsy Collins

from Fresh Outta 'P' University

87
UK

featuring MC Lyte
written by Bootsy Collins

, Johnny Davis, MC Lyte & Mousse T.

Scott Grooves

62.

11/1998

Mothership Reconnection by Scott Grooves

from Pieces of a Dream

55
UK

written by Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

63.

02/1999

Party Lick-A-Ble's by Bootsy Collins

from Fresh Outta 'P' University

83
UK

written by Bootsy Collins

& Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook)

Westside Connection

64.

07/1999

Let It Reign by Westside Connection

from Thicker than Water OST

60
R&B

[from the movie Thicker Than Water]
[Hoo-Bangin' LP Cut]
written by Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson), Mack 10 (as Dedrick D'mon Rolison), WC (as William L. Calhoun), George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Bootsy Collins (as William Earl Collins)

& Crazy Toones (as Lamar Dupre Calhoun)

Scott Grooves

65.

08/1999

Mothership Reconnection by Scott Grooves

from Pieces of a Dream

55
UK

featuring Funkadelic Parliament
[rm]
written by Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy

Aaliyah

66.

04/2000

Come Back in One Piece by Aaliyah

from Romeo Must Die: The Album

117
US

36
R&B

featuring DMX
[Blackground 38722]
written by Static Major (as Steve Garrett), DMX (as Earl Simmons), Irv Gotti (as Irving Lorenzo), Rob Meys, George Clinton, Bernie Worrell & Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

67.

09/2000

Freak Like Me by Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy

12
UK

written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, Eugene Hanes, Gary Cooper (as Gary Lee Cooper), George Clinton, Loren Hill & Marc Valentine

Tha Eastsidaz

68.

07/2001

Iluvit by Tha Eastsidaz

from Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way

57
R&B

featuring Kokane
[Doggy Style 2231]
written by Arthur Baker, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

, Tray Deee (as Big Tray Deee), Battlecat, Kevin McCord, John Robie, Francisco Rodríguez, Goldie Loc & Bernie Worrell

Sugababes

69.

05/2002

② Freak Like Me by Sugababes

from Angels with Dirty Faces

197

✫1
UK

[artist #2 hit]
written by Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton & Gary Numan

Adina Howard

70.

05/2002

Freak Like Me by Adina Howard

98
UK

[R]
written by Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, Bootsy Collins (as William "Bootsy" Collins)

, George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Gary Cooper (as Gary Lee Cooper), Alita Carter, Kim Spikes & Livio Harris

Skillz [Donnie Lewis]

71.

09/2002

Crew Deep by Skillz [Donnie Lewis]

from I Ain't Mad No More

83
R&B

featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Kandi
[Rawkus 113991]
written by Bootsy Collins

, Bernard Edwards, D. Richard Lewis, George Clinton, Timbaland (as Tim Mosley), Missy Elliott & Kandi (as Kandi Burruss)

Jay-Z

72.

01/2003

All Around the World by Jay-Z

from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

110
R&B

featuring LaToiya Williams
written by Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter), No I.D. (as Ernest Wilson), Bruce Hawes, Joe Jefferson (as Joseph Jefferson), Charles Simmons, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, Junie Morrison (as Walter Morrison), Jim Vitti & Edwin Hawkins

Sugababes

73.

01/2003

Freak Like Me by Sugababes

from Angels with Dirty Faces

150
UK

[R]
written by Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton & Gary Numan

Three 6 Mafia

74.

05/2003

Ridin' Spinners by Three 6 Mafia

from Da Unbreakables

102
R&B

featuring Lil' Flip
written by Lil' Flip, Juicy J, DJ Paul, Crunchy Black, Lord Infamous, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns

75.

07/2004

Four Play by Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns

116
UK

[R]
written by Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)

, George Clinton & Glenn Goins (as Glen Goins)

Slim Thug

76.

2005

Diamonds [Remix] by Slim Thug

from Already Platinum

90
R&B

featuring Young Jeezy, Killa Kyleon and Slick Pulla
written by Leroy Williams, Slim Thug (as Stayve Thomas), Bun B (sample), Pimp C (sample), Garry Shider (sample), Gary Cooper (sample), George Clinton (sample) & Bootsy Collins (sample)

77.

10/2005

Diamonds by Slim Thug

from Already Platinum

107
R&B

written by Slim Thug (as Stayve Thomas), Leroy Williams, Bun B (as Bernard J. Freeman), Pimp C (as Chad Butler), George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

, Gary Cooper (as Gary Lee Cooper) & Garry Shider

Robbie Williams

78.

09/2006

③ Rudebox by Robbie Williams

from Rudebox

129

4
UK

[artist #3 hit]
written by Robbie Williams, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins

, Carl Aiken, Robbie Shakespeare & Sly Dunbar

Slim Thug

79.

11/2009

Thug by Slim Thug

from Boss of All Bosses

67
R&B

[Boss Hogg Outlawz LP Cut]
written by Abrim Tilmon (as Abrim Tilmon Jr.), Eazy-E (as Eric Wright), Bootsy Collins

, Bernie Worrell, Dr. Dre (as Andre R. Young), MC Ren (as Lorenzo J. Patterson) & George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.)

The Glee Cast

80.

06/2010

Give Up the Funk by The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, Volume 3 - Showstoppers

106
US

87
UK

featuring New Directions
written by Jerome Brailey, George Clinton & Bootsy Collins