2015 single by Pitbull featuring Chris Brown
"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 .
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]
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 .
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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^ "Pitbull and Chris Brown's "Fun" Video Doesn't Actually Look Fun At All" . Complex . Retrieved July 6, 2015 .
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^ "Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – Fun" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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^ "Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – Fun" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ "Chart Track: Week 28, 2015" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pitbull" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ "Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – Fun" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart" . slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2018 .
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^ "Phat 30" . Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .
^ "Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – Fun" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association .
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Type Pitbull in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Fun in the box under the TÍTULO column heading .
^ "American single certifications – Pitbull – Fun" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 29, 2022 .
^ "Fun (Feat. Chris Brown) [Remixes] by Pitbull" . iTunes . 23 June 2015.