Are You Still Having Fun?

"Are You Still Having Fun?" is the first single released from Swedish singer Eagle-Eye Cherry's second studio album, Living in the Present Future (2000). The song was written by Cherry and produced by Rick Rubin. Issued on 17 April 2000, the single received warm reviews from critics and became Cherry's best-performing single since "Save Tonight", reaching the top 40 in 10 European countries, including Cherry's native Sweden, and peaking within the top 10 in three of them. It was not released in Canada or the United States. Several formats of the single contain a cover of LL Cool J's 1991 single "Mama Said Knock You Out, with "Mama" respelled as "Momma".

"Are You Still Having Fun?"
Single by Eagle-Eye Cherry
from the album Living in the Present Future
B-side
Released17 April 2000 (2000-04-17)
Studio
  • The Magic Shop
  • Sear Sound (New York City)
GenreRock[1]
Label
Songwriter(s)Eagle-Eye Cherry
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
Eagle-Eye Cherry singles chronology
"Permanent Tears"
(1999)		 "Are You Still Having Fun?"
(2000)		 "Long Way Around"
(2000)
Music video
"Are You Still Having Fun?" on YouTube

Critical reception

Robert Sehlberg, head of music at P5 Radio Stockholm in Sweden, wrote that the song was more "grown-up" compared to Cherry's previous material.[2] Music & Media magazine named the song their "Pick of the Week" on 25 March 2000, with Ville Vilén of Finnish radio station YLE Radiomafia claiming the song would please both men and women.[1] On the same publication, Swiss Radio 105 head of music Matthias Völlm described the song as "great" but doubted its potential to become a number-one single, calling the track "pretty similar" to "Save Tonight" and "Falling in Love Again".[3] Reviewing Living in the Present Future on AllMusic, Kelly McCartney also criticised the similarities the song shares with Cherry's earlier work, saying that it "fall[s] a little flat".[4]

Chart performance

"Are You Still Having Fun" was released as a single on 17 April 2000.[2] Three days after the physical release, it debuted on the Swedish Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 18 and spent eight weeks on the chart.[5] Throughout the rest of mid-2000, the single appeared on more mainland European charts, reaching the top 20 in Denmark,[6] Finland,[7] Italy,[8] and Portugal[9] while obtaining a peak of number 52 on the Eurochart Hot 100.[10] In Iceland, it reached number five for three weeks in June 2000 and was the 11th-best-performing song of the year.[11][12] It fared well in the United Kingdom, debuting and peaking at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and spending six weeks in the top 100,[13] and it also reached the top 40 in Ireland, where it topped off at number 39.[14] Outside Europe, the track reached number 69 in Australia and number 41 in New Zealand.[15][8]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Swedish CD single liner notes.[16]

Studios

  • Recorded at The Magic Shop and Sear Sound (New York City)
  • Additional overdubs recorded at Cello Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Mixed at Cello Studios (Los Angeles, California)

Personnel

  • Eagle-Eye Cherry – writing, vocals, background vocals, co-production
  • Dominic Keyes – background vocals, percussion
  • Mattias Torell – guitar
  • Preacher Boy – guitar
  • Eric Schermerhorn – guitar
  • Peter Fors – bass
  • Magnus Persson – drums
  • Rick Rubin – production, mixing
  • David Shiffman – engineering
  • Juan Garcia – second engineer
  • Dave Fisher – second engineer
  • John Sorenson – second engineer
  • Greg Fidelman – digital editing
  • Jim Scott – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Charts

References
  1. "Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 13. 25 March 2000. p. 16. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. Howorth, Adam (15 April 2000). "Cherry Wraps Up the Present Future" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 16. pp. 3, 21. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. Stavenes Dove, Siri (8 April 2000). "On the Air" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 15. p. 28. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. McCartney, Kelly. "AllMusic Review by Kelly McCartney". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. "Search for: Eagle-Eye Cherry Are You Still Having Fun". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 21. 20 May 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. "Singles 14/2000". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. "Eagle-Eye Cherry – Are You Still Having Fun?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 29. 15 July 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 21. 20 May 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (8.6–15.6 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 June 2000. p. 12. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 January 2001. p. 10. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  14. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Eagle-Eye Cherry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  15. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 56.
  16. Are You Still Having Fun? (Swedish CD single liner notes). Eagle-Eye Cherry. Superstudio. 2000. BLÅ CS-7, 73204 7000 767.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. Are You Still Having Fun? (Scandinavian maxi-CD single liner notes). Eagle-Eye Cherry. Superstudio. 2000. BLÅ D-7, 73204 700 766.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. Are You Still Having Fun? (European CD single liner notes). Eagle-Eye Cherry. Polydor Records. 2000. 561 821-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. Are You Still Having Fun? (UK CD single liner notes). Eagle-Eye Cherry. Polydor Records. 2000. 561 804-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. "Ultratop.be – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Are You Still Having Fun?". Ultratip. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  21. "Eagle-Eye Cherry – Are You Still Having Fun?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  22. "Tipparade-lijst van week 23, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  23. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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