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, an American

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collective that featured producers

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, José Nunez, Carlos "DJ Sneak" Sosa, singer/songwriter Karen "Dajae" Gordon (who wrote the single with the trio) and lead vocalist

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, who chanted the song's main lyrics, "We're gonna have some fun tonight!" throughout the entire song. The single reached number one on the ''

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'' Hot Dance Club Play chart the week of April 18, 1998 and spent one week there. It was also the first single release from Morillo's label Subliminal Records, which he also launched in 1998. At first, "Fun" was supposed to feature Dajae as the lead vocalist, which drew positive response via test pressings and buzz across the Atlantic, but Dajae refused to sign the contract with Subliminal, and Brown was brought in to re-record the vocals. Brown's collaboration with Subliminal is known as "Da Mob", but in other countries she is listed alongside the act as the featured singer.

Track listings

* 12" promo :A1. "Fun" (Main Vocal Mix) (8:16) :A2. "Fun" (Funk You Beats) (3:39) :B1. "Fun" (Mongofun Dub) (6:30) :B2. "Fun" (Sneak's Big Fun Mix) (7:25) :C1. "Fun" (

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's Vocal Mix) (7:50) :C2. "Fun" (Basement Jaxx's Mongoloid Dub) (7:15) :D1. "Fun" (Todd Edwards' Cut-Up Mix) (7:18) :D2. "Fun" (DJ Krust Made Me Do It Mix) (8:06) * CD maxi (UK)from e.discogs
/ref> #"Fun" (Original Edit) (3:56) #"Fun" (Main Vocal Mix) (8:16) #"Fun" (Sneaks Big Fun Mix) (6:40) #"Fun" (Mongo Fun Dub) (7:45) #"Fun" (Basement Jaxx's Vocal Mix) (6:27) #"Fun" (Funk You Beats) (3:39)

Charts

References

External links

Todd Edwards' Cut-Up Mix of "Fun"
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