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Girls Just Want to Have Fun

March 20, 2023

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" redirects here. For other uses, see Girls Just Want to Have Fun (disambiguation).

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written, recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard, who released it as a single in 1979. It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper, who covered the song in 1983.[2] It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead single from her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983). Lauper's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video. It has been covered, either as a studio recording or in a live performance, by over 30 other artists.

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album She's So Unusual
B-side"Right Track Wrong Train"
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1983 (1983-09-06)
RecordedJune 1983
StudioRecord Plant (New York City)
GenreNew wave[1]
Length3:58
LabelPortrait
Songwriter(s)Robert Hazard
Producer(s)
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
(1983) 		"Time After Time"
(1984)
Music video
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" on YouTube

The single was Lauper's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984. It is considered one of Lauper's signature songs and was a widely popular song during the 1980s. The "Rolling Stone & MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 1–50", "Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos"" and the "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" lists ranked the song at No. 22, No. 39 and No. 45, respectively.[3][4][5] The song received Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2013, the song was remixed by Yolanda Be Cool, taken from the 30th anniversary reissue of She's So Unusual.[6]

Background

The song was written by Robert Hazard, who recorded a demo of it in 1979. Hazard wrote the song from a male point of view. Lauper's version appeared on her 1983 debut solo record She's So Unusual. Lauper changed some of the lyrics at the suggestion of her producer and she also had her own suggestions about how her version should sound.[7] The track is a synthesizer-backed anthem, from a feminist perspective, conveying the point that all women really want is to have the same experiences that men can.[8] Gillian G. Gaar, author of She's a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll (2002), described the single and corresponding video as a "strong feminist statement", an "anthem of female solidarity" and a "playful romp celebrating female camaraderie."[9]

Reception

Cash Box said that "Robert Hazard’s original male point of view is transformed into a cheerleader-like sing-along for party girls, and the Toni Basil-like beat is augmented by a hooky, ringing guitar."[10]

Chart performance

The song was released in late 1983 but much of its success on the charts came during the first half of 1984. The single reached the Top 10 in over 25 countries and reached No. 1 in ten of those countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, and Norway. It also reached No. 2 in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

In the United States, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 80 on December 17, 1983. It ultimately peaked at No. 2 on March 10, 1984, where it stayed for two weeks, behind Van Halen's "Jump".[11][12] In the United Kingdom, the song entered the chart at No. 50 on January 14, 1984, and peaked at No. 2 on February 4, 1984, where it stayed for one week.[13] In Ireland, the song entered the chart on January 29, 1984. It peaked at No. 1 for two weeks and was on the chart for a total of seven weeks.[14] In Australia, the song debuted on the Kent Music Report Top 100 on February 27, 1984. It entered the Top 10 in only its third week on the chart and reached No. 1 on March 26, 1984. It topped the chart for two weeks and then remained at No. 2 for four weeks behind Nena's "99 Luftballons". It stayed on the chart for 21 weeks and was the 9th biggest-selling single of the year.[15] In Belgium, the song debut at No. 38 on February 18, 1984, and peaked at No. 4 on April 7, 1984.[16] In the Netherlands, the song entered the chart at No. 38 on February 25, 1984, and peaked at No. 4 on March 31, 1984.[17]

In Sweden, the song entered at No. 13 on March 6, 1984, and peaked at No. 5 on April 3, 1984, charting for six weeks.[18] In Switzerland, the song entered the chart at No. 15 on April 1, 1984, and peaked at No. 6 on April 29, 1984.[19] In New Zealand, the song debuted at No. 21 on April 1, 1984, and peaked at No. 1 on May 6, 1984, where it stayed for three weeks.[20] In Austria, the single entered at No. 3 on May 1, 1984, which was its peak position.[21]

Music video

The release of the single was accompanied by a quirky music video. It cost less than $35,000 (equivalent to $95,000 in 2021), largely due to a volunteer cast and the free loan of the most sophisticated video equipment available at the time. The cast included Lauper's close friend, professional wrestler/manager "Captain" Lou Albano in the role of Lauper's father while her real mother, Catrine, played herself. Lauper later appeared in World Wrestling Federation storylines opposite Albano and guest-starred in an episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, in which Albano portrayed Mario (Albano also played himself in the episode). This collaboration was the catalyst for the "Rock 'n' Wrestling" connection that lasted for the following two years. Lauper's attorney, Elliot Hoffman, appeared as her uptight dancing partner. Also in the cast were Lauper's manager, David Wolf, her brother, Butch Lauper, fellow musician Steve Forbert, and a bevy of secretaries borrowed from Portrait/CBS, Lauper's record label. A clip of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is featured as Lauper watches it on television.

Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, another of Hoffman's clients, agreed to give Lauper free run of his brand new million-dollar digital editing equipment, with which she and her producer created several first-time-ever computer-generated images of Lauper dancing with her buttoned-up lawyer, leading the entire cast in a snake-dance through New York streets and ending up in Lauper's bedroom in her home. The bedroom scene is an homage to the famous stateroom scene in the Marx Brothers' film A Night at the Opera.

"The year 1983 makes a watershed in the history of female-address video. It is the year that certain issues and representations began to gain saliency and the textual strategies of female address began to coalesce." In the video, Lauper wanted to show in a more fun and light-hearted manner that girls want the same equality and recognition boys had in society.[22]

Before the song starts, the beginning of her version of "He's So Unusual" plays.

The music video was directed by Edd Griles. The producer was Ken Walz while the cinematographer was Francis Kenny. The treatment for the video was co-written by Griles, Walz, and Lauper. The video was shot in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in summer 1983 and premiered on television in December 1983.[23] The choreography was by a New York dance and music troupe called XXY featuring Mary Ellen Strom, Cyndi Lee and Pierce Turner.

The music video officially crossed one billion views on YouTube in January 2022.[24]

Awards and Nominations

Accolades

Year By List Work Ranked
1985 The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll of 1984 "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"[25] 10
1993 Rolling Stone The 100 Top Music Videos[4] 22
1999 MTV 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made[26] 58
2001 VH1 100 Greatest Videos[5] 45
2006 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's[27] 23

Awards and nominations

Track listings

  • 7-inch single
A. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" – 3:55 (R. Hazard)
B. "Right Track Wrong Train" – 4:40 (C. Lauper, E. Greenwich, J. Kent)[28]
  • 12-inch single
A. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Extended Version)" – 6:08
B1. "Fun With V. Knutsn (Instrumental)" – 7:10
B2. "Xtra Fun" – 5:05[29]
  • Single

A CD single was issued in 2007, known as a ringle, which included bonus interactive computer material as well as a code to download a free ringtone of the title track. It featured the title track and for the first time on CD, "Right Track Wrong Train". The ringle, as well as all other issued ringles, were recalled by Sony Music due to issues with the ringtone not working correctly. They have yet to be reissued.

  1. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
  2. "Right Track Wrong Train"
  3. Computer media

Credits and personnel

  1. Lyrics: Robert Hazard. Production: Rick Chertoff.
  2. Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper, Ellie Greenwich, Jeffrey B. Kent. Production: Rick Chertoff

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[66] 3× Platinum 180,000 
Canada (Music Canada)[67] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[68] Platinum 90,000 
France (SNEP)[69] Gold 500,000*
Germany (BVMI)[70] Gold 250,000 
Italy (FIMI)[71] Platinum 70,000 
Portugal (AFP)[72] Gold 20,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] Platinum 600,000 
United States (RIAA)[74] Platinum 1,000,000^
Digital sales
Japan (RIAJ)[75] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[76] Gold 500,000*
Mastertone sales
United States (RIAA)[77] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)"

"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)"
 
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
B-side"Hat Full of Stars"
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1994 (1994-09-05)[78]
GenreReggae fusion
Length
  • 3:54 (album version)
  • 3:39 (single edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Hat Full of Stars"
(1993) 		"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)"
(1994) 		"I'm Gonna Be Strong"
(1994)
Music video
"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" on YouTube

"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" was released as the first single from Cyndi Lauper's first compilation album, Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some (1994), and it was also her first charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 since "My First Night Without You" in 1989. The single was issued in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1994.

This song is a new reggae-tinged arrangement of Lauper's own "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" standard, with a musical tip of the hat to Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love". The arrangement evolved as she experimented with the song's style over the course of the 1993–1994 Hat Full of Stars Tour. The song was a big comeback hit for Lauper, landing in the top 10 and top 40 in several countries. It was also a sizeable dance hit in the United States. It peaked at No. 4 in the UK and New Zealand, its highest position.

Critical reception

Steve Baltin from Cash Box noted that the "reggae-flavored dance oriented remake" is being given a big boost from the film To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar. He added, "Lauper still sounds in fine form on the very easy going kick-back track. Particularly fun is the jammin’ guitar solo bridge in the middle of the single."[79] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "The new version slows the track down to turn it into a far slinkier dance groove to quite inspired effect".[80] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "Turning a familiar old favourite into a dance groove unusually required a drop in tempo here, reducing it to a slinky shuffle. The melody and Cyndi's excellent vocals are still its selling points, and the success of Cyndi's Twelve Deadly Cyns album suggests the timing could be right to make this a hit again."[81]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the new version, directed by Cyndi Lauper herself[82] and later published on YouTube in September 2010.[83] It has amassed more than 4.2 million views as of December 2022.

Track listings

  • European CD Single / UK Cassette Single[84][85]
  1. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Single Edit) – 3:39
  2. "Hat Full of Stars" – 4:27
  1. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Single Edit) – 3:39
  2. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Mickey Bennett's Carnival Version featuring Patra) (Edit) – 4:09
  3. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Sly & Robbie's Home Grown Version featuring Snow) – 4:16
  4. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow) – 5:04
  5. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Original Version) – 3:54
  • Japanese CD single[89]
  1. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Single Edit) – 3:39
  2. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Mickey Bennett's Carnival Version featuring Patra) (Edit) – 4:09
  3. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Sly & Robbie's Home Grown Version featuring Snow) – 4:16
  4. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow) – 5:04
  • Australian CD single[90]
  1. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Single Edit) – 3:39
  2. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow) – 5:04
  3. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Dancehall Main featuring Snow) – 5:50
  4. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Harder Dancehall featuring Snow) – 5:49
  5. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Sly & Robbie's Home Grown Version featuring Snow) – 4:16
  6. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Lounge Mix featuring Snow) – 6:12
  7. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Mickey Bennett's Carnival Version featuring Patra) (Edit) – 4:09
  • European 12-inch[91]
  1. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow) – 5:04
  2. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Dancehall Main featuring Snow) – 5:50
  3. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Remix Harder Dancehall featuring Snow) – 5:49
  4. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Sly & Robbie's Home Grown Version featuring Snow) – 4:16
  5. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Lounge Mix featuring Snow) – 6:12
  6. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Vasquez Lounge Dub featuring Snow) – 6:00
  7. "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" (Mickey Bennett's Carnival Version featuring Patra) – 6:00

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[111] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Race for Life version

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Single by Race for Life
ReleasedApril 26, 2010
Recorded2010
GenrePop
Length3:22
LabelEpic, Portrait, CBS
Songwriter(s)Robert Hazard
Producer(s)Rick Chertoff, William Wittman

In 2010, Cancer Research UK arranged for a charity record for their Race for Life campaign. It features many celebrities such as EastEnders actress Nina Wadia, Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh, Life of Riley actress Caroline Quentin, glamour girl Danielle Lloyd, X Factor finalist Lucie Jones, singer Sonique (herself a breast cancer survivor), former EastEnders actress Lucy Benjamin, and Celebrity Big Brother's Nicola T.[112] The single was released on April 26, 2010. The physical edition was exclusively distributed to over eight hundred stores run by Tesco, an official partner of the event series.[113][114] The digital edition was released on iTunes.[114] The sales were to be used for cancer research.[113] This version would chart at No.107.

Parodies

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girls, just, want, have, girls, just, wanna, have, redirects, here, other, uses, disambiguation, some, this, article, listed, sources, reliable, please, help, this, article, looking, better, more, reliable, sources, unreliable, citations, challenged, deleted, . Girls Just Wanna Have Fun redirects here For other uses see Girls Just Want to Have Fun disambiguation Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a song written recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard who released it as a single in 1979 It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper who covered the song in 1983 2 It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead single from her debut studio album She s So Unusual 1983 Lauper s version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy winning music video It has been covered either as a studio recording or in a live performance by over 30 other artists Girls Just Want to Have Fun Single by Cyndi Lauperfrom the album She s So UnusualB side Right Track Wrong Train ReleasedSeptember 6 1983 1983 09 06 RecordedJune 1983StudioRecord Plant New York City GenreNew wave 1 Length3 58LabelPortraitSongwriter s Robert HazardProducer s Rick ChertoffWilliam WittmanCyndi Lauper singles chronology Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1983 Time After Time 1984 Music video Girls Just Want to Have Fun on YouTubeThe single was Lauper s breakthrough hit reaching No 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984 It is considered one of Lauper s signature songs and was a widely popular song during the 1980s The Rolling Stone amp MTV 100 Greatest Pop Songs 1 50 Rolling Stone The 100 Top Music Videos and the VH1 100 Greatest Videos lists ranked the song at No 22 No 39 and No 45 respectively 3 4 5 The song received Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance In 2013 the song was remixed by Yolanda Be Cool taken from the 30th anniversary reissue of She s So Unusual 6 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 5 Awards and Nominations 5 1 Accolades 5 2 Awards and nominations 6 Track listings 7 Credits and personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 Certifications 10 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun 10 1 Critical reception 10 2 Music video 10 3 Track listings 10 4 Charts 10 4 1 Weekly charts 10 4 2 Year end charts 10 5 Certifications 11 Race for Life version 12 Parodies 13 See also 14 References 15 External linksBackground EditThe song was written by Robert Hazard who recorded a demo of it in 1979 Hazard wrote the song from a male point of view Lauper s version appeared on her 1983 debut solo record She s So Unusual Lauper changed some of the lyrics at the suggestion of her producer and she also had her own suggestions about how her version should sound 7 The track is a synthesizer backed anthem from a feminist perspective conveying the point that all women really want is to have the same experiences that men can 8 Gillian G Gaar author of She s a Rebel The History of Women in Rock amp Roll 2002 described the single and corresponding video as a strong feminist statement an anthem of female solidarity and a playful romp celebrating female camaraderie 9 Reception EditCash Box said that Robert Hazard s original male point of view is transformed into a cheerleader like sing along for party girls and the Toni Basil like beat is augmented by a hooky ringing guitar 10 Chart performance EditThe song was released in late 1983 but much of its success on the charts came during the first half of 1984 The single reached the Top 10 in over 25 countries and reached No 1 in ten of those countries including Australia Brazil Canada Ireland Japan New Zealand and Norway It also reached No 2 in both the United Kingdom and the United States In the United States the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No 80 on December 17 1983 It ultimately peaked at No 2 on March 10 1984 where it stayed for two weeks behind Van Halen s Jump 11 12 In the United Kingdom the song entered the chart at No 50 on January 14 1984 and peaked at No 2 on February 4 1984 where it stayed for one week 13 In Ireland the song entered the chart on January 29 1984 It peaked at No 1 for two weeks and was on the chart for a total of seven weeks 14 In Australia the song debuted on the Kent Music Report Top 100 on February 27 1984 It entered the Top 10 in only its third week on the chart and reached No 1 on March 26 1984 It topped the chart for two weeks and then remained at No 2 for four weeks behind Nena s 99 Luftballons It stayed on the chart for 21 weeks and was the 9th biggest selling single of the year 15 In Belgium the song debut at No 38 on February 18 1984 and peaked at No 4 on April 7 1984 16 In the Netherlands the song entered the chart at No 38 on February 25 1984 and peaked at No 4 on March 31 1984 17 In Sweden the song entered at No 13 on March 6 1984 and peaked at No 5 on April 3 1984 charting for six weeks 18 In Switzerland the song entered the chart at No 15 on April 1 1984 and peaked at No 6 on April 29 1984 19 In New Zealand the song debuted at No 21 on April 1 1984 and peaked at No 1 on May 6 1984 where it stayed for three weeks 20 In Austria the single entered at No 3 on May 1 1984 which was its peak position 21 Music video EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The release of the single was accompanied by a quirky music video It cost less than 35 000 equivalent to 95 000 in 2021 largely due to a volunteer cast and the free loan of the most sophisticated video equipment available at the time The cast included Lauper s close friend professional wrestler manager Captain Lou Albano in the role of Lauper s father while her real mother Catrine played herself Lauper later appeared in World Wrestling Federation storylines opposite Albano and guest starred in an episode of The Super Mario Bros Super Show in which Albano portrayed Mario Albano also played himself in the episode This collaboration was the catalyst for the Rock n Wrestling connection that lasted for the following two years Lauper s attorney Elliot Hoffman appeared as her uptight dancing partner Also in the cast were Lauper s manager David Wolf her brother Butch Lauper fellow musician Steve Forbert and a bevy of secretaries borrowed from Portrait CBS Lauper s record label A clip of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is featured as Lauper watches it on television Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels another of Hoffman s clients agreed to give Lauper free run of his brand new million dollar digital editing equipment with which she and her producer created several first time ever computer generated images of Lauper dancing with her buttoned up lawyer leading the entire cast in a snake dance through New York streets and ending up in Lauper s bedroom in her home The bedroom scene is an homage to the famous stateroom scene in the Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera The year 1983 makes a watershed in the history of female address video It is the year that certain issues and representations began to gain saliency and the textual strategies of female address began to coalesce In the video Lauper wanted to show in a more fun and light hearted manner that girls want the same equality and recognition boys had in society 22 Before the song starts the beginning of her version of He s So Unusual plays The music video was directed by Edd Griles The producer was Ken Walz while the cinematographer was Francis Kenny The treatment for the video was co written by Griles Walz and Lauper The video was shot in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in summer 1983 and premiered on television in December 1983 23 The choreography was by a New York dance and music troupe called XXY featuring Mary Ellen Strom Cyndi Lee and Pierce Turner The music video officially crossed one billion views on YouTube in January 2022 24 Awards and Nominations EditAccolades Edit Year By List Work Ranked1985 The Village Voice Pazz amp Jop critics poll of 1984 Girls Just Want to Have Fun 25 101993 Rolling Stone The 100 Top Music Videos 4 221999 MTV 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made 26 582001 VH1 100 Greatest Videos 5 452006 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 s 27 23Awards and nominations Edit Year Nominee work Award Result1983 Girls Just Want to Have Fun American Video Awards for Best Female Performance Won1984 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year NominatedMTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist NominatedMTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video WonMTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video NominatedMTV Video Music Award Viewer s Choice NominatedMTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance Nominated1985 Grammy Award for Record of the Year NominatedGrammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance NominatedTrack listings Edit7 inch singleA Girls Just Want to Have Fun 3 55 R Hazard B Right Track Wrong Train 4 40 C Lauper E Greenwich J Kent 28 12 inch singleA Girls Just Want to Have Fun Extended Version 6 08 B1 Fun With V Knutsn Instrumental 7 10 B2 Xtra Fun 5 05 29 SingleA CD single was issued in 2007 known as a ringle which included bonus interactive computer material as well as a code to download a free ringtone of the title track It featured the title track and for the first time on CD Right Track Wrong Train The ringle as well as all other issued ringles were recalled by Sony Music due to issues with the ringtone not working correctly They have yet to be reissued Girls Just Want to Have Fun Right Track Wrong Train Computer mediaCredits and personnel EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lyrics Robert Hazard Production Rick Chertoff Lyrics Cyndi Lauper Ellie Greenwich Jeffrey B Kent Production Rick ChertoffCyndi Lauper lead vocals background vocals Jules Shear backing vocals Ellie Greenwich backing vocals Eric Bazilian bass Krystal Davis backing vocals Rick DiFonzo electric guitar Anton Fig LinnDrum and Oberheim DX Rob Hyman keyboards Roland Juno 60 synthesizers Maretha Stewart backing vocals Diane Wilson backing vocalsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1983 1984 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 30 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 31 3Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 32 4Canada Top Singles RPM 33 1Chile Clasificacion Nacional del Disco 34 1Europe Eurochart Hot 100 1France SNEP 35 2Ireland IRMA 36 1Israel IBA 34 1Italy Musica e dischi 37 4Japan Oricon International Chart 38 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 39 3Netherlands Single Top 100 40 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 41 1Norway VG lista 42 1South Africa Springbok 43 3Sweden Sverigetopplistan 44 5Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 45 6UK Singles OCC 46 2US Billboard Hot 100 47 2US Dance Club Songs Billboard 48 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 49 80US Cash Box Top 100 50 1West Germany Official German Charts 51 6Zimbabwe ZIMA 52 3Chart 2013 PeakpositionSlovenia SloTop50 53 2Chart 2019 PeakpositionPoland Polish Airplay Top 100 54 91 Year end charts Edit Chart 1984 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 55 9Austria O3 Austria Top 40 56 29Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 57 20Canada Top Singles RPM 58 9France SNEP 59 22Netherlands Dutch Top 40 60 23Netherlands Single Top 100 61 40New Zealand RIANZ 62 7UK Singles OCC 63 32US Billboard Hot 100 64 15West Germany Official German Charts 65 47Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesBrazil Pro Musica Brasil 66 3 Platinum 180 000 Canada Music Canada 67 2 Platinum 200 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 68 Platinum 90 000 France SNEP 69 Gold 500 000 Germany BVMI 70 Gold 250 000 Italy FIMI 71 Platinum 70 000 Portugal AFP 72 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 73 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 74 Platinum 1 000 000 Digital salesJapan RIAJ 75 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 76 Gold 500 000 Mastertone salesUnited States RIAA 77 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Edit Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Single by Cyndi Lauperfrom the album Twelve Deadly Cyns and Then SomeB side Hat Full of Stars ReleasedSeptember 5 1994 1994 09 05 78 GenreReggae fusionLength3 54 album version 3 39 single edit LabelEpicSongwriter s Robert HazardLolly VegasProducer s Cyndi LauperJimmy BralowerCyndi Lauper singles chronology Hat Full of Stars 1993 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1994 I m Gonna Be Strong 1994 Music video Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun on YouTube Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun was released as the first single from Cyndi Lauper s first compilation album Twelve Deadly Cyns and Then Some 1994 and it was also her first charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 since My First Night Without You in 1989 The single was issued in the United Kingdom on September 5 1994 This song is a new reggae tinged arrangement of Lauper s own Girls Just Want to Have Fun standard with a musical tip of the hat to Redbone s Come and Get Your Love The arrangement evolved as she experimented with the song s style over the course of the 1993 1994 Hat Full of Stars Tour The song was a big comeback hit for Lauper landing in the top 10 and top 40 in several countries It was also a sizeable dance hit in the United States It peaked at No 4 in the UK and New Zealand its highest position Critical reception Edit Steve Baltin from Cash Box noted that the reggae flavored dance oriented remake is being given a big boost from the film To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar He added Lauper still sounds in fine form on the very easy going kick back track Particularly fun is the jammin guitar solo bridge in the middle of the single 79 In his weekly UK chart commentary James Masterton said The new version slows the track down to turn it into a far slinkier dance groove to quite inspired effect 80 Alan Jones from Music Week wrote Turning a familiar old favourite into a dance groove unusually required a drop in tempo here reducing it to a slinky shuffle The melody and Cyndi s excellent vocals are still its selling points and the success of Cyndi s Twelve Deadly Cyns album suggests the timing could be right to make this a hit again 81 Music video Edit A music video was produced to promote the new version directed by Cyndi Lauper herself 82 and later published on YouTube in September 2010 83 It has amassed more than 4 2 million views as of December 2022 Track listings Edit European CD Single UK Cassette Single 84 85 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Single Edit 3 39 Hat Full of Stars 4 27CD single US UK European CD Maxi Single 86 87 88 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Single Edit 3 39 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Mickey Bennett s Carnival Version featuring Patra Edit 4 09 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Sly amp Robbie s Home Grown Version featuring Snow 4 16 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow 5 04 Girls Just Want to Have Fun Original Version 3 54Japanese CD single 89 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Single Edit 3 39 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Mickey Bennett s Carnival Version featuring Patra Edit 4 09 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Sly amp Robbie s Home Grown Version featuring Snow 4 16 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow 5 04Australian CD single 90 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Single Edit 3 39 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow 5 04 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Dancehall Main featuring Snow 5 50 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Harder Dancehall featuring Snow 5 49 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Sly amp Robbie s Home Grown Version featuring Snow 4 16 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Lounge Mix featuring Snow 6 12 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Mickey Bennett s Carnival Version featuring Patra Edit 4 09European 12 inch 91 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Pop Goes the Dancehall featuring Snow 5 04 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Dancehall Main featuring Snow 5 50 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Remix Harder Dancehall featuring Snow 5 49 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Sly amp Robbie s Home Grown Version featuring Snow 4 16 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Lounge Mix featuring Snow 6 12 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Vasquez Lounge Dub featuring Snow 6 00 Hey Now Girls Just Want to Have Fun Mickey Bennett s Carnival Version featuring Patra 6 00Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1994 1995 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 92 93 62Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 94 50Denmark IFPI Danmark 95 6Europe Eurochart Hot 100 96 15Finland IFPI 97 12France SNEP 98 3Germany Official German Charts 99 56Ireland IRMA 100 10Japan Oricon 101 3New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 102 4Scotland OCC 103 5Sweden Sverigetopplistan 104 38Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 105 37UK Singles OCC 46 4US Billboard Hot 100 47 87US Cash Box Top 100 106 81 Year end charts Edit Chart 1994 PositionEurope Eurochart Hot 100 107 83Japan Oricon 101 53New Zealand RIANZ 108 48UK Singles OCC 109 38Chart 1995 PositionJapan Oricon 110 59 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 111 Silver 200 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Race for Life version Edit Girls Just Want to Have Fun Single by Race for LifeReleasedApril 26 2010Recorded2010GenrePopLength3 22LabelEpic Portrait CBSSongwriter s Robert HazardProducer s Rick Chertoff William WittmanIn 2010 Cancer Research UK arranged for a charity record for their Race for Life campaign It features many celebrities such as EastEnders actress Nina Wadia Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh Life of Riley actress Caroline Quentin glamour girl Danielle Lloyd X Factor finalist Lucie Jones singer Sonique herself a breast cancer survivor former EastEnders actress Lucy Benjamin and Celebrity Big Brother s Nicola T 112 The single was released on April 26 2010 The physical edition was exclusively distributed to over eight hundred stores run by Tesco an official partner of the event series 113 114 The digital edition was released on iTunes 114 The sales were to be used for cancer research 113 This version would chart at No 107 Parodies Edit Weird Al Yankovic scored a hit with his parody version called Girls Just Want to Have Lunch from his 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid On Sesame Street Oscar the Grouch Grundgetta and a couple other Grouch girls sang a parody of the song Grouch Girls Don t Wanna Have Fun 115 See also 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