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"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a single made famous in 1983–1984 by the American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, written by Robert Hazard in 1979, with some of the lyrics changed by Lauper. [6] It was released by Portrait Records as Lauper's debut single from her first solo album, She's So Unusual (1983).
The song samples "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper. The single was released in Germany and throughout Europe on 24 August 2012. [2] The accompanying music video was directed by Ras Kassa, and was released via YouTube on 14 July 2012. [3] The single found chart success in both Germany and Poland.
Robert Hazard (né Rimato; [1] August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008) [2] was an American rock musician from Philadelphia.He wrote, composed, [3] and recorded (as a demo) the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in 1979, which was recorded in 1983 by Cyndi Lauper who turned it into a best-selling hit. [4]
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and "Time After Time" was nominated for Song of the Year. Lauper earned ten MTV Video Music Award nominations. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" received six nominations including Video of the Year, and won for Best Female Video. "Time After ...
The song charted at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 (in addition to peaking at #27 on the Dance chart and #66 on the R&B chart). [1] The accompanying music video received substantial airplay as well. The compact cassette remained widely available until being discontinued in 2000 when Mercury Records label was retooled by its parent company ...
Run-DMC, "Christmas in Hollis" The 1987 Special Olympics charity album, A Very Special Christmas, had some incredible contributions from A-list artists like Madonna, Whitney Houston, Bruce ...
The album's lead single was "Hey Now (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun)", which combines the original lyrics of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" with a new chorus based on the 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone. [9] A music video featuring drag queens was shot to accompany this single
The song "Shadow" was made available on September 9. [32] On November 5, Chromatics released seven cover versions of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", [33] one which was featured in an ad for Mango featuring Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne, and another that is featured in the trailer for the 2019 Netflix original series Baby. The band ...