Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper * Track #2 On She’s So Unusual
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Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
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Cyndi LauperProduced by
Rick Chertoff & William WittmanWrited by
Robert HazardAbout
Written and demoed by Robert Hazard in 1979, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” was found and revived by Rick Chertoff and rewritten by Hazard (who retained all songwriting credits) for Cyndi Lauper.
The song was Lauper’s debut single, breakout hit and remains one of her signature songs. It reached the...
Girls Just Want To Have Fun Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I come home in the mornin' light
My mother says, "When you gonna live your life right?"
Oh, mama dear, we're not the fortunate ones
And girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have fun
[Verse 2]
The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells, "What you gonna do with your life?"
Oh, daddy dear, you know you're still number one
But girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have
[Chorus]
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the workin' day is done
Oh, girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have fun
[Post-Chorus]
Girls, they want, wanna have fun
Girls, wanna have
[Verse 3]
Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun
Oh, girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have
[Chorus]
That's all they really want
Is some fun
When the workin' day is done
Oh, girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have fun
[Post-Chorus]
Girls, they want, wanna have fun
Girls, wanna have
[Outro]
They just wanna, they just wanna
(Girls)
They just wanna, they just wanna
(Girls just wanna have fun)
(Girls just wanna have fun)
Girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
They just wanna, they just wanna
(Girls)
They just wanna, they just wanna
(Girls just wanna have fun)
Girls, girls just wanna have fun
When the workin'
When the workin' day is done
Oh, when the workin' day is done
Oh, girls, girls just wanna have fun
(Everyone)
They just wanna, they just wanna
(Girls)
They just wanna, they just wanna
(Girls just wanna have fun)
Girls, girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
When the workin'
When the workin' day is done
They just wanna, they just wanna
(Girls)
Oh, when the workin' day is done
Oh, girls, girls just wanna have fun
Girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
They just wanna
Girls Just Want To Have Fun Q&A
Who wrote Girls Just Want To Have Fun's ?
Girls Just Want To Have Fun was written by Robert Hazard.
Who produced Girls Just Want To Have Fun's ?
Girls Just Want To Have Fun was produced by Rick Chertoff & William Wittman.
When did Cyndi Lauper release Girls Just Want To Have Fun?
Cyndi Lauper released Girls Just Want To Have Fun on Tue Sep 06 1983.
What was the process like for the rewrite of the song?
According to Robert Hazard:
I changed all the lyrics over the phone with her. Originally, it was from the guy’s point of view. We had to make a lot of gender changes. She took the first verse and second verse and switched them. Why, I have no idea. Melodically, it’s exactly the same.
She actually...
What did Cyndi Lauper say about "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"?
Lauper told Yahoo! Music after hearing the demo,
I understood how I could sing from my point of view and make it a call to solidarity for women. In the 1980s, women were still struggling to be seen as equal to men. When the women’s movement really started in the ‘60s and '70s, I felt so empowered a...
Does this track have any RIAA certifications?
Yes. “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” was certified platinum by the RIAA on April 17, 1989.