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I Wanna Have Some Fun (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = I Wanna Have Some Fun

| cover = Sam-Fox-I-Wanna-Have-Some-Single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Samantha Fox

| album = I Wanna Have Some Fun

| B-side = "Out of Our Hands"
"Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees"
"Don't Cheat on Me"

| released = October 1988 (US){{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Samantha+Fox&ti=I+Wanna+Have+Some+Fun&format=Single&type=#search_section|title=RIAA}}
June 1989 (UK)

| recorded = 1987–88

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Freestyle{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/07/freestyle-set-the-tempo-for-mid-80s-dance-music|title=Point of No Return Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=July 16, 2022|access-date=March 31, 2024}}|house{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-jive-mw0000086187 | title=Samantha Fox - Greatest Hits [Jive] | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=1 June 2016 | author=Promis, Jose F.}}}}

| length = {{ubl|5:02|4:06 {{small|(7" version)}}}}

| label = {{hlist|Jive|RCA}}

| writer = Full Force

| producer = Full Force

| prev_title = Love House

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = I Only Wanna Be with You

| next_year = 1989

}}

"I Wanna Have Some Fun" is a pop–dance song performed by British singer Samantha Fox. It was written and produced by Full Force and was released in the last quarter of 1988 as the first American single from Fox' third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun (1988). In the US, the single was certified gold. In Europe and Australia, 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/pandoraboxx14 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-12-03 |archive-date=2013-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612020423/http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/pandoraboxx14 |url-status=dead }}

Critical reception

In an ironic review of 10 June 1989, the Betty Page, observer of British music newspaper Record Mirror, came to the conclusion that the pop-up gatefold sleeve of the single that she got was much more interesting than the music of the disc itself.{{cite magazine|last=Page|first=Betty|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/89/Record-Mirror-1989-06-10.pdf|title=Review: Samantha Fox — I Wanna Have Some Fun|magazine=Record Mirror|date=10 June 1989|access-date=12 February 2022|page=30|location=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd.|via=World Radio History|issn=0144-5804|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006165813/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/89/Record-Mirror-1989-06-10.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2021}}

Formats and track listings

  • 7" single{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/676562-Samantha-Fox-I-Wanna-Have-Some-Fun|title=Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun|date=23 May 1989|access-date=23 May 2023|website=Discogs.com}}
  1. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (7" version) – 4:08
  2. "Out of Our Hands" – 3:05
  • UK / EU 12" single{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1180488-Samantha-Fox-I-Wanna-Have-Some-Fun|title=Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun|date=23 April 1989|access-date=23 May 2023|website=Discogs.com}}
  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{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/765873-Samantha-Fox-I-Wanna-Have-Some-Fun|title=Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun|date=23 May 1988|access-date=23 May 2023|website=Discogs.com}}
  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

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1988-1989)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|first=Gavin|last=Scott|url=https://www.chartbeats.com.au/post/9july1989|title=This Week In 1989: July 9, 1989|publisher=Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop.|access-date=23 October 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201125184805/https://www.chartbeats.com.au/post/9july1989|archive-date=25 November 2020}}

| 80

scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine |url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+49-No.+19-March+6-11%2C+1989.pdf |title=RPM 100 Singles |magazine=RPM |volume=49 |issue=19 |date=6–11 March 1989 |page=6 |issn=0315-5994 |access-date=17 March 2020}}

| 16

scope="row"| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine |url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+49-No.+13-January+23-28%2C+1989.pdf |title=RPM 20 Dance Singles |magazine=RPM |volume=49 |issue=13 |date=23–28 January 1989 |page=14 |issn=0315-5994 |access-date=17 March 2020}}

| 7

scope="row"| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=4 June 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Samantha Fox".

| 23

{{single chart|New Zealand|22|artist=Samantha Fox|song=I Wanna Have Some Fun|rowheader=true|access-date=17 March 2020}}
scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ){{cite web |url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Franco/Franco-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf |title=Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes |publisher=Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec |author=Michel Gignac |website=banq.qc.ca |page=291 |language=French |accessdate=3 April 2025}}

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{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|63|artist=Samantha Fox|artistid=23153|rowheader=true|access-date=17 March 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|8|artist=Samantha Fox|rowheader=true|access-date=17 March 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|2|artist=Samantha Fox|rowheader=true|access-date=17 March 2020}}
scope="row"| US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/samantha-fox/chart-history/dsa/ |title=Samantha Fox Chart History (Dance Singles Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=17 March 2020}}

| 1

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|19|artist=Samantha Fox|rowheader=true|access-date=17 March 2020}}
scope="row"| US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19890204.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending February 4, 1989 |work=Cash Box |access-date=17 March 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611093406/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19890204.html |url-status=dead }}

| 19

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=Yead-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1989)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/hot-100-songs |title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1989 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=17 March 2020}}

| 87

scope="row"| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/dance-club-songs |title=Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1989 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=17 March 2020}}

| 42

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Samantha Fox|title=I Wanna Have Some Fun|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|date=24 February 1989|access-date=18 March 2002}}

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References

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{{Samantha Fox}}

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Category:1988 songs

Category:1989 singles

Category:Samantha Fox songs

Category:Freestyle music songs

Category:English house music songs

Category:Jive Records singles