Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Extended Version) (Japan 12'') (1984)

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Extended Version) (Japan 12'') (1984)

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written by and first recorded in 1979 by Robert Hazard. However, it is better known as a single by Cyndi Lauper, whose version was released in 1983. It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead-off single from her debut album She's So Unusual. Lauper’s version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by an award-winning video. It has been covered on either an album or in live concert by over 30 other artists. The single was Lauper's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984. It remains one of Lauper's signature songs and was a widely popular song during the era of its release, the 1980s. The "Rolling Stone & MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 1-50", "Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos"" and the "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" lists ranked the song at No. 22, No. 39 and No. 45, respectively. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. SIDE A: Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Extended Version) 6:07 SIDE B: Fun With V. Knutsn (Instrumental) 7:09 Xtra Fun 5:05 VINYL GRADE: Vinyl: Near Mint Sleeve: Near Mint RELEASE INFORMATION: Label: Portrait ‎– 12・3P-509 Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM Country: Japan Released: 1984 Genre: Electronic Style: Synth-pop CREDITS: Engineer – Elliot Scheiner Engineer [Assistant] – Tom Swift Executive-Producer – Lennie Petze Mixed By – Arthur Baker Producer – Rick Chertoff Written-By – R. Hazard* NOTES: Special version from the LP "SHE'S SO UNUSUAL" Manufactured in Japan.