Fun (Pitbull song)

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"Fun"
Pitbull feat. chris brown-Fun.jpg
Single by Pitbull featuring Chris Brown
from the album Globalization
ReleasedApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Recorded2014
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pitbull singles chronology
"Mr. Put It Down"
(2015)
"Fun"
(2015)
"Back It Up"
(2015)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"How Many Times"
(2015)
"Fun"
(2015)
"All Eyes on You"
(2015)

"Fun" is a song by American rapper Pitbull, featuring American singer Chris Brown. The song was released on April 21, 2015 as the fourth single off of Pitbull's eighth studio album Globalization . [1] The song peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Music video

A colourful music video inspired with the influences from Miami Vice and GTA Vice City was released on June 19, 2015. It features Pitbull and Brown. [2] It was directed by Gil Green. Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 winner Marisela de Montecristo made a cameo appearance in the video.

HollywoodLife's Christopher Rogers called the video "amazing" and "masterpiece", and also added that it has everything the audience would want in a music video released in the summer. [3] Zach Frydenlund of Complex gave a negative review, saying the video "doesn't actually look fun at all". [4]

Live performances

Pitbull and Chris Brown performed the song on the finale of the singing competition series American Idol on May 13, 2015. That season's American Idol eighth-place finisher Qaasim Middleton also joined them on the stage for the final verse.

On May 17, Pitbull and Brown performed "Fun" at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.

On May 20, Pitbull performed "Fun" and "Time of Our Lives" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon .

Chart performance

The single debuted at number 77 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, on the week of May 30, 2015. [5] After climbing the chart for six more weeks, the single reached its peak at number 40 on the chart. [6]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [40] Gold35,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [41] Gold30,000
United States (RIAA) [42] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Australia [43] June 23, 2015

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