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from the Mad Doctor of Musical Mayhem
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wang Chung: Everybody Have Fun Tonight
When they released their first recordings in 1980, Wang Chung was known as Huang Chung; however, a move to Geffen Records and the frequent mispronunciation of the band’s name as “Hung Chung,” its identity was rebranded as Wang Chung in 1983. While the band had five Top 40 singles as well as several dance hits and rock tracks, their best selling 45 was 1986’s “Everybody Have Fun Tonight.” It may be the only Top 10 record that frequently utters the artist's name within its lyrics.
The single came from their fourth LP “Mosaic” and charted in the US at #2. Kevin Godley and Lol Creme of 10cc fame produced the video for this track. Because stop motion photography was used, a number of video outlets refused to play it because of the fear that it would cause seizures. “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” is currently used as the bed for Pop-Tarts® latest “JoyliciousTM” commercial. Hence, it is this week’s TV Thursday hit.
Associate Provost and Professor of Mass Communication at Alderson Broaddus University and an adjunct faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University.
Graduate of Marshall University, West Virginia University, Southern New Hampshire University, Kentucky Christian University and Mountain State University.
Dissertation on institutional rebranding (see newriver.net) was the 2009 international winner of the Alice L. Beeman Dissertation Award for Outstanding Research in Communications and Marketing for Higher Education Advancement and was the 2008 Leo and Margaret Goodman-Malamuth Outstanding Dissertation Award for Research in Higher Education Administration.
Placed as a winner in five Active Industry Research Contemporary Hit Radio "Pick the Hits" competitions from 1983 through 1987. Each competition had 31 winners. Placed 2nd (1st among radio participants), 6th, 10th (twice), and 21st in the five competitions.
Awarded 14 gold & platinum records and an international sales award from various record companies. Winner of 30 Public Relations awards.
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