Big Fun (Kool & the Gang song)
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"Big Fun" | ||||
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Single by Kool & the Gang | ||||
from the album As One | ||||
B-side | "No Show" | |||
Released | August 1982 | |||
Genre | Soul jazz, post-disco[1] | |||
Length | 3:48 (single version) 5:00 (album version) | |||
Label | De-Lite | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ronald Nathan Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Earl Bell and Eumir Deodato | |||
Kool & the Gang singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Big Fun" on YouTube |
"Big Fun" is a 1982 song by the American band Kool & the Gang. It was originally released on their As One album in 1981.[citation needed]
"Big Fun" reached #14 on the UK charts and #21 in the US. The song peaked at number six on the US R&B chart in Billboard in late 1982.
Charts[]
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[2] | 16 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] | 30 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 40 |
UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 14 |
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 21 |
US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 6 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 40 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Kool & The Gang – Gangthology". Uncut. June 1, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Big Fun". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kool & The Gang – Get Down On It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Kool & The Gang – Get Down On It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "Kool & The Gang Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kool & The Gang – Get Down On It". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1982 songs
- 1982 singles
- Kool & the Gang songs
- Songs written by James "J.T." Taylor
- Songs written by Ronald Bell (musician)
- Songs written by Robert "Kool" Bell
- Songs written by Eumir Deodato
- De-Lite Records singles
- Post-disco songs
- Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith