I Wanna Have Some Fun (song)

"I Wanna Have Some Fun"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album I Wanna Have Some Fun
B-side	"Out of Our Hands" "Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees"
Released	November 30, 1988
Format	CD single, 7" Single , 12" Single
Recorded	1987/1988
Genre	Dance, house[1]
Length	5:02 4:06 (7" version)
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Full Force
Producer(s)	Full Force
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Love House" (1988) "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (1988) "I Only Wanna Be with You" (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 as the first American single from Samantha’s third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun, in the last quarter of 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.^[2]

Formats and track listings

7" Single^[3]

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

UK / EU 12" Single ^[4]

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^[5]

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

References