Fun (Pitbull song)

"Fun"
Single by Pitbull featuring Chris Brown
from the album Globalization
Released	April 21, 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Funky house
Length	3:22
Label	Mr. 305 Polo Grounds RCA
Writer(s)	Armando C. Pérez Jason Evigan Clarence Coffee, Jr. Marcus Lomax Jordan Johnson Stefan Johnson Alexander Izquierdo Christopher Brown Al Burna
Producer(s)	The Monsters and the Strangerz Jason Evigan
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.

Music video

A colourful music video for the song 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", 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.

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	59
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]	44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]	50
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8]	3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9]	24
Croatia (ARC 100)[10]	21
France (SNEP)[11]	57
Germany (Official German Charts)[12]	36
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13]	24
Hungary (Single Top 40)[14]	14
Ireland (IRMA)[15]	59
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17]	16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18]	68
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19]	78
Sri Lanka[20]	25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	50
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22]	68
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[23]	14
US Billboard Hot 100[24]	40
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[25]	7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[26]	30
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[27]	33
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28]	17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[30]	86
US Billboard Rap Songs[31]	30

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia[32]	June 23, 2015	Digital download	Mr. 305 Polo Grounds Music RCA Records

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