Big Fun (song)
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| "Big Fun" | |||||||||
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| Single by Inner City | |||||||||
| from the album Paradise | |||||||||
| Released | 21 September 1988 (UK) | ||||||||
| Format | CD single CD maxi |
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| Genre | Techno, dance, house | ||||||||
| Length | 3:25 | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Kevin Saunderson Paris Grey Art Forest James Pennington |
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| Producer(s) | Kevin Saunderson | ||||||||
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"Big Fun" is a song by American electronic music group Inner City. The single went to number one on the dance chart in the U.S. for one week, and was the first of five releases by the band to reach the top spot.[1][2] "Big Fun" also peaked at number fifty on the American R&B singles chart.[3] Overseas, it was also a top-ten hit in the UK.[4]
"Big Fun" was described as a "surprise crossover success" in the United Kingdom by AllMusic.[5]
Other versions
- German DJ/remixer Gardeweg used portions of this song, along with Inner City's other two singles, "Good Life" and "Paradise," for his 2003 single "All I Want"
- At the end of 2014 a new version was recorded by D.O.N.S. and Terri B! on Carrillo Records. This version peaked at number one on the US dance chart.[6]
Chart positions
Weekly charts
| Chart (1988/1989) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[7] | 57 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] | 15 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 17 |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 48 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] | 5 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 5 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 3 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 4 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[4] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[1] | 1 |
See also
References
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Big Fun", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
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