"I Wanna Have Some Fun" is a pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

–dance

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 song performed by British singer Samantha Fox

Samantha Fox

Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...

 and written by Full Force

Full Force

Full Force is a group of R&B performers and producers from Brooklyn, New York, USA, calling itself the original hip hop vocal band.-Members:*B-Fine - drums and drum programming*Shy Shy - bass guitar...

. It was produced

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 by Full Force. It was released as the first American single

Single (music)

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 from Samantha’s third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun

I Wanna Have Some Fun

I Wanna Have Some Fun is the third album by Samantha Fox, released in November 1988 by Jive Records. The album is a funky mixture of dance pop, R&B and bubblegum, replete with drum machines and bass beats....

, in the second quarter of 1988

1988 in music

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. In the US the single was certified gold. In the Europe

Europe

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 it was released as the album's third and final single in 1989.

Formats and track listings

7" Single

1. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (7" Version) - 4:08
2. "Out of Our Hands" - 3:05

UK / EU 12" Single

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

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 Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	10
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	63
US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	8
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	2