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==Race for Life version== {{Infobox song | name = Girls Just Want to Have Fun | cover = | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [[Race for Life]] | album = | released = April 26, 2010 | recorded = 2010 | studio = | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] | length = 3:22 | label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Portrait Records|Portrait]], [[Columbia Records|CBS]] | writer = [[Robert Hazard]] | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} In 2010, [[Cancer Research UK]] arranged for a charity record for their [[Race for Life]] campaign. It featured many celebrities such as ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress [[Nina Wadia]], ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actress [[Kym Marsh]], ''[[Life of Riley (TV series)|Life of Riley]]'' actress [[Caroline Quentin]], glamour girl [[Danielle Lloyd]], ''[[The X Factor (UK)|X Factor]]'' finalist [[Lucie Jones]], singer [[Sonique (musician)|Sonique]] (herself a breast cancer survivor), former ''EastEnders'' actress [[Lucy Benjamin]], and ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 2010 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]''{{'}}s [[Nicola T]].<ref name="News.sky.com">{{Cite web |title=Girls Just Want To Have Fun: Sonique Records Cancer Charity Single After Beating Breast Cancer | Showbiz News | Sky News |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Girls-Just-Want-To-Have-Fun-Sonique-Records-Cancer-Charity-Single-After-Beating-Breast-Cancer/Article/201004415619906?lpos=Showbiz_News_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__9&lid=ARTICLE_15619906_Girls_Just_Want_To_Have_Fun%3A_Sonique_Records_Cancer_Charity_Single_After_Beating_Breast_Cancer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717083336/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Girls-Just-Want-To-Have-Fun-Sonique-Records-Cancer-Charity-Single-After-Beating-Breast-Cancer/Article/201004415619906?lpos=Showbiz_News_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__9&lid=ARTICLE_15619906_Girls_Just_Want_To_Have_Fun:_Sonique_Records_Cancer_Charity_Single_After_Beating_Breast_Cancer |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=April 26, 2010 |publisher=News.sky.com}}</ref> The single was released on April 26, 2010. The physical edition was exclusively distributed to over 800 stores run by [[Tesco]], an official partner of the event series.<ref name="BBC2010">{{Cite news |last=Elliott |first=Jane |date=March 2, 2010 |title=Sonique describes breast cancer battle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8534372.stm |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name="Charitypress2010">{{Cite press release |title=Hitting the high notes: UK women and celebrities unite for charity record |date=April 26, 2010 |url=https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2010/04/26/hitting-the-high-notes-uk-women-and-celebrities-unite-for-charity-record/ |access-date=February 21, 2022 |work=[[Cancer Research UK]]}}</ref> The digital edition was released on [[iTunes]].<ref name="Charitypress2010" /> The sales were to be used for cancer research.<ref name="BBC2010" /> This version debuted at No. 1 and stayed on the UK charts for 21 more weeks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/race-for-life-girls-just-want-to-have-fun/ | title=Girls Just Want to Have Fun | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref>
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