St. Vincent Covers “Funkytown” For Minions: The Rise of Gru

Some things in life are inevitable. For a while, that inevitably was a new Shrek movie with an updated pop cover like "I'm a Believer" from Smash Mouth. These days it's a new Despicable Me movie, this time in the form of spinoff Minions The Rise of Gru. And just as we all predicted, the new Steve Carrell led film comes stacked with a loaded soundtrack headlined by St. Vincent.

For her contribution to the Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack, St. Vincent covered "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. Her version was produced by Jack Antonoff and continues a run of luck for the musician that earlier this year saw her win a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.

Antonoff also gave St. Vincent a shout-out for her album Daddy's Home when he won Producer of the Year at the Grammys.

Announcing the release of her funky cover, St. Vincent took to Twitter and wrote, "Excited to say the @Minions (including @jackantonoff) and I have just released our version of 'Funkytown' from #TheRiseofGru soundtrack. Shout out to Gru and them..." Included with the post was a graphic of St. Vincent as a minion.

Joining St. Vincent on the Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack are Tame Impala, Kali Uchis, Brittany Howard, Thundercat, Caroline Polachek, Diana Ross, and Weyes Blood, just to name a few.

The album will be released on July 1, coinciding with the film's theatrical release. You can listen to St. Vincent's cover of Lipps Inc. "Funkytown" below!