<P> Songwriter Robert Parissi was not credited . Parissi was later awarded $500,000 in a copyright infringement lawsuit . </P> <P> Although it did not initially catch on, its B - side, "Ice Ice Baby", gained more success when a disc jockey played that track instead of the single's A-side . </P> <P> Following the success of "Ice Ice Baby", "Play That Funky Music" was reissued as its own single (with new lyrics), and peaked at no . 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and no . 10 in the UK . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1990--1991) </Th> <Th> Peak Position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia (ARIA) </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada (RPM 10 Dance) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada (RPM 100 Hit Tracks) </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany (Official German Charts) </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (IRMA) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Single Top 100) </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot R&B Singles </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot Rap Singles </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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