"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" Is A Song Written By Robert Hazard. It Was The First Major Single Released By Singer Cyndi Lauper As A Solo Artist And Appears On She's So Unusual Released In 1983 By Portrait Records . It Gained Recognition As A Feminist Anthem An Award-Winning Video And A Worldwide Hit. It Has Been Covered On Either An Album Or In Live Concert By Over 30 Other Artists. It Was Her Breakthrough Hit Reaching Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 For Two Weeks.