Everybody Have Fun Tonight
1986 Single by Wang Chung / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" is a song by the English new wave band Wang Chung, released as a single from their fourth studio album Mosaic in 1986. Collaboratively written by Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, and Peter Wolf, it reached no. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1986 Christmas season, behind "Walk Like an Egyptian" by the Bangles. It also hit No. 1 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart the week of 17 January 1987. With some different lyrics, the original ballad version of the song was placed on the B-side.
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"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" | ||||
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Single by Wang Chung | ||||
from the album Mosaic | ||||
B-side | "Fun Tonight: The Early Years" | |||
Released | September 1986[1] | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:47 (album version) 4:15 (7"/video version) | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Peter Wolf | |||
Wang Chung singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" on YouTube | ||||
After their break-up in 1991, Wang Chung reunited in 2005 to perform this song on the television show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time.
The song is featured on numerous 1980s compilation albums and still receives some radio airplay across the United States. It has appeared in the "#2s" episode of VH1 Classic's One Hit Wonders series, even though the band is also known for "Let's Go!" and "Dance Hall Days".