Big Fun (Kool & the Gang song)

"Big Fun"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album As One
B-side	"No Show"
Released	August 1982
Genre	Soul jazz, post-disco[1]
Length	3:48 (single version) 5:00 (album version)
Label	De-Lite
Songwriter(s)	Ronald Nathan Bell Claydes Charles Smith George Melvin Brown James "J.T." Taylor Robert Spike Mickens Robert Earl Bell Eumir Deodato
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Get Down on It" (1982) "Big Fun" (1982) "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)" (1982)
Music video
"Big Fun" on YouTube

"Big Fun" is a 1982 song by the American band Kool & the Gang. It was originally released on their As One album.

"Big Fun" reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 21 in the US. The song peaked at number six on the US R&B chart published by Billboard in late 1982.

Charts

Chart performance for "Big Fun"

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	29
Ireland (IRMA)[3]	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	40
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	14
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	21
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[8]	6
West Germany (GfK)[9]	40

See also

• List of post-disco artists and songs

References

1. "Kool & The Gang – Gangthology". Uncut. June 1, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
2. "Kool & The Gang – Big Fun" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
3. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Big Fun". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
4. "Kool & The Gang – Big Fun" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
5. "Kool & The Gang – Big Fun". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
7. "Kool The Gang Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
8. "Kool & the Gang Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kool & The Gang – Big Fun" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

External links

• Kool & the Gang - Big Fun on YouTube