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Everybody Have Fun Tonight.
Music video by Wang Chung performing Everybody Have Fun Tonight. C) 1986 Geffen Records.
Across the nation, around the world Everybody have fun tonight A celebration, so spread the word. Everybody, everyone Everybody, everyone (can you tell me what a Wang Chung is?) Everybody, everyone. Everybody have fun tonight Everybody have fun tonight Everybody Wang Chung tonight Everybody have fun tonight Everybody Wang Chung tonight Everybody have fun tonight Everybody have fun. Everybody, everyone Everybody, everyone Everybody, everyone Everybody, everyone. Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Track Info. Written By Nick Feldman. Release Date September 13, 1986.
The line "Everybody Wang Chung tonight" perplexed listeners and created a memorable catch phrase that etched the song in history. This being the '80s, unusual lyrics combined with a catchy beat made for some of the biggest hits. As Holly Knight, who wrote "Obsession" and "Love Is A Battlefield" explained, "You come up with something that's very infectious and anthemic, and the key is to try and put something out of the box on top of that, throw a wrench. Have fun with it. That's the whole idea of the line 'Everybody Wang Chung Tonight. It can mean a tribal dance, a Viennese waltz, a party in New York, or whatever. In the original slow version, the words "Wang Chung" are said just once. Was track one on side one of the group's album, 'Mosaic', the album peaked at on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. Esskayess from Dallas, TxThere are 2 versions of this song.
I'd drive a million miles, to be with you tonight. D. C E. So if you're feeling low, turn up your radio.
Wang Chung is a British new wave musical group. Originally called Huang Chung which is Chinese for "perfect pitch" (though they later claimed it was the sound a guitar made on American Bandstand), the band formed in 1979. The lineup consisted of vocalist/guitarist Jack Hues, bassist Nick Feldman, saxophonist David Burnand . a "Hogg" and drummer Darren Costin.
Everybody Have Fun Tonight" is a song performed by the British new wave group Wang Chung, released as a single from their album Mosaic in 1986. Collaboratively written by Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, and Peter Wolf, it reached on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on Christmas 1986 behind "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles. It also hit on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart the week of January 17, 1987. After their breakup in 1991, Wang Chung reunited in 2005 to perform this song on the television show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time. The song is featured on numerous 1980s. 7": Geffen, 7-28562 (USA). Fun Tonight: The Early Years". 7": Geffen, GEF 13F (UK). Side Two. "Dance Hall Days".
Complete your Wang Chung collection. A Warner Communication Company. Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH. Geffen Records, manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Matrix, Runout (Stamped Runout Side A ): < R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - A. Matrix, Runout (Stamped Runout Side B): < R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - B. Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM.
The London-based new wave group Wang Chung had a handful of hits in the mid-'80s, achieving their greatest popularity in the . Originally called Huang Chung, the band consisted of vocalist/guitarist Jack Hues, bassist Nick Feldman, and drummer Darren Costin. The band recorded four tracks for 101 Records in the late '70s, all of which appeared on a pair of compilation albums. Huang Chung released their first single, "Isn't It About Time We Were on Television?," in 1980; the record led to a contract with Arista Records. The album was their biggest hit, launching the number two hit "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and the Top Ten "Let's Go!" Wang Chung returned in 1989 with The Warmer Side of Cool, which spent a mere six weeks on the charts, spawning the minor hit, "Praying to a New Go. After the relative disappointment of the album, the group quietly stopped touring and recording.
| A1 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight (12 Inches Of Fun)Engineer [Remix Assistant] – Scott MabuchiEngineer [Remix] – Michael HutchinsonRemix – John "Jellybean" Benitez |
6:45 |
| A2 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Edit) | 3:59 |
| B1 | Everybody Dub TonightRemix – John "Jellybean" Benitez |
6:02 |
| B2 | Fun Tonight: The Early YearsProducer – Wang Chung |
4:12 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 562-7 | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight (7", Single) | Geffen Records | 928 562-7 | Europe | 1986 |
| 920 551-0 | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight (12") | Geffen Records | 920 551-0 | Europe | 1986 |
| 920551 0 | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight (12") | Geffen Records | 920551 0 | Spain | 1986 |
| 9 28562-7, 7-28562 | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight (7", Single) | Geffen Records, Geffen Records | 9 28562-7, 7-28562 | US | 1986 |
| 928 562-7 | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight (7", Single) | Geffen Records | 928 562-7 | France | 1986 |
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