Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Shaggy song)

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is a song by reggae musician Shaggy, featuring American rapper Eve. The song was released as the official lead, and second overall single, from Shaggy's eleventh studio album, Rise. The song samples "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
Single by Shaggy featuring Eve
from the album Rise
B-side	"Remady Remix"
Released	24 August 2012[1]
Recorded	2012
Genre	Reggae fusion, dancehall, R&B
Length	3:41
Label	Embassy of Music
Songwriter(s)	Orville Burrell, Robert Hazard
Producer(s)	Teflon, Reinhard Raith, Andreas Litterscheid
Shaggy singles chronology
"World Citizen" (2012) "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (2012) "Remain in Our Hearts" (2014)
Eve singles chronology
"Money in Da Bank" (2011) "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (2012) "Make It Out This Town" (2013)

The single was released in Germany and throughout Europe on 24 August 2012.[2] The accompanying music video was directed by Ras Kassa, and was released via YouTube on 14 July 2012.[3] The single found chart success in both Germany and Poland.

Track listing

1. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Single Mix) – 3:26
2. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Extended Mix)
3. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Voodoo & Serano Mix Edit)
4. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Voodoo & Serano Remix)
5. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Remady Remix)
6. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Remady Extended Mix)

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	39
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7]	49
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	11
France (SNEP)[9]	180
Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	29
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[11]	3
Poland (Video Chart)[12]	2

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format
Germany[2]	24 August 2012	Embassy of Music	CD single, Digital download

References

1. Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Shaggy Feat. Eve: Amazon.de: Musik
2. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun (feat. Eve) – Single Shaggy". iTunes.
3. "Shaggy ft Eve – Girls Just Want To Have Fun". www.youtube.com.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Shaggy feat. Eve – Just Wanna Have Fun" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – Shaggy feat. Eve – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
6. "Ultratop.be – Shaggy feat. Eve – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
7. "Ultratop.be – Shaggy feat. Eve – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
8. "Ultratop.be – Shaggy feat. Eve – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
9. "Lescharts.com – Shaggy feat. Eve – Just Wanna Have Fun" (in French). Les classement single.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Shaggy feat. Eve – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
11. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
12. "Top 5 Video". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2016.