I Wanna Have Some Fun (song)

"I Wanna Have Some Fun"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album I Wanna Have Some Fun
B-side "Out of Our Hands"
"Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees"
Released November 30, 1988
Format CD single, 7" Single , 12" Single
Recorded 1987/1988
Genre Pop, dance, house, freestyle
Length 5:02
4:06 (7" version)
Label Jive
Writer(s) Full Force
Producer(s) Full Force
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Love House"
(1988)
"I Wanna Have Some Fun"
(1988)
"I Only Wanna Be with You"
(1989)

"I Wanna Have Some Fun" is a popdance song performed by British singer Samantha Fox and written by Full Force. It was produced by Full Force. It was released as the first American single from Samantha’s third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun, in the second quarter of 1988. In the US the single was certified gold. In Europe it was released as the album's third and final single in 1989.

The song samples Loleatta Holloway's song Love Sensation and Yazoo's Situation. American drag queen, Pandora Boxx, released a cover of the song in 2012 featuring Tim Permanent.[1]

Formats and track listings

7" Single[2]
  1. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (7" Version) - 4:08
  2. "Out of Our Hands" - 3:05
UK / EU 12" Single [3]
  1. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Extended Version) - 5:08
  2. "Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees" - 4:11
  3. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Have Some Fun Mix) - 6:08
  4. "Out of Our Hands" - 3:05
US 12" Single[4]
  1. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Extended Version) - 5:08
  2. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (UK Single Edit) - 4:08
  3. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Full Force Single Edit) - 4:37
  4. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Have Some Fun Mix) - 6:08
  5. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Album Version) - 5:03
  6. "Don't Cheat on Me" - 3:04

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 10
France Singles Chart 50
UK Singles Chart 63
US Billboard Hot 100 8
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] 2

References

  1. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/pandoraboxx14
  2. discogs.com
  3. discogs.com
  4. discogs.com
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 102.