Same Ol' Story

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"Same Ol' Story"
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Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album Bring Ya to the Brink
ReleasedMay 6, 2008
Recorded New York City, New York, United States, 2007
Genre Dance-pop
Length5:54
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Richard Morel
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Set Your Heart"
(2008)
"Same Ol' Story"
(2008)
"Into the Nightlife"
(2008)

"Same Ol' Story" (also known as "Same Ol' Fuckin' Story") is a song by Cyndi Lauper, released as a single from her 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink . It was written and produced by Lauper and New York City DJ Richard Morel. [1] The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, becoming Lauper's first single to top the chart since her 1983 hit "Girl Just Wanna Have Fun".

Contents

The song was released on the iTunes Store and Amazon.com on May 6, 2008. [2]

There is also a "clean version" available on iTunes which replaces the lyrics "Same ol' fucking story" with "Same ol', same ol' story". As of August 2009, the song has sold 5,000 downloads in the U.S. [3]

Official mixes

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Same Ol' Story"
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Russia (Tophit) [4] 219
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1
US Global Dance Tracks ( Billboard ) [6] 27
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [7] 49

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