Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1983 single by Cyndi Lauper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a single by the American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, written by Robert Hazard.[7] It was released by Portrait Records as Lauper's first major single 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[8] and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video. It has been covered by more than 30 other artists.
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | ||||
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Single by Cyndi Lauper | ||||
from the album She's So Unusual | ||||
B-side | "Right Track Wrong Train" | |||
Released | October 17, 1983 (US)[1] December 30, 1983 (UK)[2] | |||
Studio | Record Plant (New York City) | |||
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Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Portrait | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Hazard | |||
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Cyndi Lauper singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" on YouTube | ||||
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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 popular song during the 1980s.
The lists "Rolling Stone and MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 1–50", "Rolling Stone: The 100 Top Music Videos" and "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" ranked the song at No. 22, No. 39 and No. 45, respectively.[9][10][11] The song received Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Lauper released a new version, "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)", as the first single from her 1994 compilation album Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some. It reached the top 10 in several countries. In 2013, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was remixed by Yolanda Be Cool for the 30th-anniversary reissue of She's So Unusual.[12]