"Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" is a song by American singer

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from her third studio album, '' Control'' (1986). It was released on November 25, 1987, by

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as the album's seventh and final single. The song was written and produced by Jackson and collaborators

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. While "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" was officially released in the United Kingdom and Australia, it was released solely for airplay in the United States in 1987. The single reached number 59 on the

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and number 24 on the

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. In the US, it was ineligible to chart. No music video was filmed for the single.

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covered the song for his 1988 album '' If This Bass Could Only Talk''. The song was also sampled on The Lost Boyz's " Renee" and on Camp Lo's "Coolie High", both from 1996. In 2014, it was sampled on

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's "How Many Times" from her debut album '' Aquarius''. Two years later, it was sampled on SWV's " MCE (Man Crush Everyday)".

Live performances

Jackson included the song as an instrumental interlude on her Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990. She performed the full song on her 2008

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. Jackson also included the song in her performances at the 2010, 2018, & 2022

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, held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The song was used as an interlude for the video introduction on the Unbreakable World Tour (2015–2016), and was later included on the second leg of the 2018 State of the World Tour. Jackson included the song at her 2019 Las Vegas residency Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis.

Track listings

*UK and Australian 7-inch single :A. "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" – 4:29 :B. " When I Think of You" – 3:57 *UK 12-inch single :A1. "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" – 4:29 :A2. "

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" (Cool Summer Mix – Part One) – 7:57 :B1. "When I Think of You" (Dance Remix) – 6:25

Charts

References

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