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id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">The B-52s</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A8%DB%8C-%DB%B5%DB%B2%D8%B2" title="د بی-۵۲ز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="د بی-۵۲ز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s" title="The B-52s – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The B-52s" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s" title="The B-52s – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="The B-52s" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%E2%80%99s" title="The B-52’s – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="The B-52’s" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s" title="The B-52s – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="The B-52s" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-52%27s" title="B-52's – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="B-52's" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s" title="The B-52s – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="The B-52s" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s" title="The B-52s – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="The B-52s" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%E2%80%99s" title="The B-52’s – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="The B-52’s" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s" title="The B-52s – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="The B-52s" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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B-52’s – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="The B-52’s" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%E2%80%99s" title="The B-52’s – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="The B-52’s" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="The B-52's" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s" title="The B-52's – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" 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Left to right, top to bottom: Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland."><img alt="The B-52s performing live in 2011. Left to right, top to bottom: Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/BsLiveCollage.jpg/278px-BsLiveCollage.jpg" decoding="async" width="278" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/BsLiveCollage.jpg/417px-BsLiveCollage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/BsLiveCollage.jpg/556px-BsLiveCollage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1047" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The B-52s performing live in 2011. Left to right, top to bottom: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Schneider" title="Fred Schneider">Fred Schneider</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kate_Pierson" title="Kate Pierson">Kate Pierson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Wilson" title="Cindy Wilson">Cindy Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Strickland" title="Keith Strickland">Keith Strickland</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">New wave</a><sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nyt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance-rock" title="Dance-rock">dance-rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-punk" title="Post-punk">post-punk</a><sup id="cite_ref-Shepard_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shepard-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_pop" title="Art pop">art pop</a><sup id="cite_ref-pmb52_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmb52-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-trash_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trash-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1976–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Records" title="Warner Records">Warner Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reprise_Records" title="Reprise Records">Reprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go!_Discs" title="Go! Discs">Go!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astralwerks" title="Astralwerks">Astralwerks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Pierson" title="Kate Pierson">Kate Pierson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Schneider" title="Fred Schneider">Fred Schneider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Strickland" title="Keith Strickland">Keith Strickland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cindy_Wilson" title="Cindy Wilson">Cindy Wilson</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Wilson_(guitarist)" title="Ricky Wilson (guitarist)">Ricky Wilson</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://theb52s.com">theb52s<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The B-52s</b>, originally presented as <b>the B-52's</b> (with an errant <a href="/wiki/Grocer%27s_apostrophe" class="mw-redirect" title="Grocer's apostrophe">apostrophe</a>; used until 2008), are an American <a href="/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a> band formed in <a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, Georgia</a>, in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-name_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-name-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original lineup consisted of <a href="/wiki/Fred_Schneider" title="Fred Schneider">Fred Schneider</a> (vocals, percussion), <a href="/wiki/Kate_Pierson" title="Kate Pierson">Kate Pierson</a> (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Wilson" title="Cindy Wilson">Cindy Wilson</a> (vocals, percussion), <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Wilson_(guitarist)" title="Ricky Wilson (guitarist)">Ricky Wilson</a> (guitar, vocals), and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Strickland" title="Keith Strickland">Keith Strickland</a> (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals). Ricky Wilson died of <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a>-related illness in 1985,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Strickland permanently switched from drums to lead guitar. The band has also added various members for albums and live performances. </p><p>The B-52s have had many hits, including "<a href="/wiki/Rock_Lobster" title="Rock Lobster">Rock Lobster</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Planet_Claire" title="Planet Claire">Planet Claire</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Party_Out_of_Bounds" title="Party Out of Bounds">Party Out of Bounds</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Private_Idaho" title="Private Idaho">Private Idaho</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Whammy_Kiss" title="Whammy Kiss">Whammy Kiss</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Summer_of_Love_(The_B-52%27s_song)" title="Summer of Love (The B-52's song)">Summer of Love</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Wig_(song)" title="Wig (song)">Wig</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Love_Shack" title="Love Shack">Love Shack</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Roam" title="Roam">Roam</a>", "Funplex" and "<a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Flintstones#The_BC-52's_cover" title="Meet the Flintstones">(Meet) The Flintstones</a>". They have been nominated for three <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a>: twice for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals">Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group</a> in 1990 and 1991, and for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Alternative_Music_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album">Best Alternative Music Album</a> in 1992. In April 2022, the group announced they were retiring from touring.<sup id="cite_ref-farewell_tour_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farewell_tour-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2023 Las Vegas residency was announced in November 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group evoked a "thrift shop aesthetic", in Bernard Gendron's words,<sup id="cite_ref-trash_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trash-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by drawing from 1950s and 1960s pop music, rock and roll, and <a href="/wiki/Camp_(style)" title="Camp (style)">camp</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kitsch" title="Kitsch">kitsch</a> culture. Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson sometimes use <a href="/wiki/Call_and_response_(music)" title="Call and response (music)">call-and-response</a>-style vocals (Schneider's often humorous <i><a href="/wiki/Sprechgesang" title="Sprechgesang">Sprechgesang</a></i> contrasting with Wilson's and Pierson's melodic harmonies), and their guitar- and keyboard-driven instrumentation is their trademark sound, which was also set apart from their contemporaries by the unusual guitar tunings Ricky Wilson used on their earlier albums. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1976–1979:_Formation_and_early_years"><span id="1976.E2.80.931979:_Formation_and_early_years"></span>1976–1979: Formation and early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1976–1979: Formation and early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>They formed as "the B-52's" in 1976 when Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson (her elder brother), Pierson, Strickland, and <a href="/wiki/Cowbell_(instrument)" title="Cowbell (instrument)">cowbell</a> player, poet, and lead vocalist Schneider held an impromptu jam session after sharing a <a href="/wiki/Flaming_volcano" title="Flaming volcano">flaming volcano</a> drink at a Chinese restaurant in Athens, Georgia. When they first jammed, Strickland played guitar and Ricky Wilson played congas. They later played their first concert (with Wilson on guitar) in 1977 at a <a href="/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day" title="Valentine's Day">Valentine's Day</a> party for their friends.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name "B-52's" comes from a particular <a href="/wiki/Beehive_(hairstyle)" title="Beehive (hairstyle)">beehive</a> hairdo resembling the nose cone of <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">the aircraft</a>, which Pierson and Cindy Wilson wore in performances during the band's first decade.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other names the band considered were the Tina-Trons and Fellini's Children.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Strickland suggested the name after a dream he had of a band performing in a hotel lounge. In the dream, he heard someone whisper in his ear that the band's name was "the B-52's". </p><p>The band's quirky take on the new wave sound of its era was a combination of <a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Surf_music" title="Surf music">surf music</a> set apart from their contemporaries by <a href="/wiki/Thrift_store_chic" title="Thrift store chic">thrift-store chic</a> and the unusual guitar tunings Ricky Wilson used. </p><p>The band's first single, "<a href="/wiki/Rock_Lobster" title="Rock Lobster">Rock Lobster</a>", recorded for <a href="/wiki/DB_Records" title="DB Records">DB Records</a> in 1978, was an underground success, selling over 2,000 copies, that led to gigs at <a href="/wiki/CBGB" title="CBGB">CBGB</a> and <a href="/wiki/Max%27s_Kansas_City" title="Max's Kansas City">Max's Kansas City</a>. Both this version of "Rock Lobster" and its B-side, "52 Girls", are different recordings from those that appear on the band's 1979 debut album, and the early version of "52 Girls" is in a different key. </p><p>The re-recorded version of "Rock Lobster" was also released as a single and in the UK and Germany was backed with an instrumental version of "Running Around", a non-album track at the time. (A vocal re-recording of this appears on the band's second album, 1980's <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Planet" title="Wild Planet">Wild Planet</a></i>.) The buzz the record created in the UK meant their first show in London at the <a href="/wiki/Electric_Ballroom" title="Electric Ballroom">Electric Ballroom</a> was packed and attended by UK pop stars, including <a href="/wiki/Sandie_Shaw" title="Sandie Shaw">Sandie Shaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Gartside" title="Green Gartside">Green Gartside</a> from <a href="/wiki/Scritti_Politti" title="Scritti Politti">Scritti Politti</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Jackson_(musician)" title="Joe Jackson (musician)">Joe Jackson</a>. In Canada, released on the <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros. label</a>, the single went from cult hit to No. 1 on the <i>RPM</i>-compiled national chart on May 24, 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> credited the song with returning him to writing music.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1979–1982:_The_B-52's,_Wild_Planet,_and_Mesopotamia"><span id="1979.E2.80.931982:_The_B-52.27s.2C_Wild_Planet.2C_and_Mesopotamia"></span>1979–1982: <i>The B-52's</i>, <i>Wild Planet</i>, and <i>Mesopotamia</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1979–1982: The B-52's, Wild Planet, and Mesopotamia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_B-52%27s_(1980_Warner_publicity_photo).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_B-52%27s_%281980_Warner_publicity_photo%29.jpg/220px-The_B-52%27s_%281980_Warner_publicity_photo%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_B-52%27s_%281980_Warner_publicity_photo%29.jpg/330px-The_B-52%27s_%281980_Warner_publicity_photo%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_B-52%27s_%281980_Warner_publicity_photo%29.jpg/440px-The_B-52%27s_%281980_Warner_publicity_photo%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1361" data-file-height="939" /></a><figcaption>The B-52's in a 1980 publicity shot</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1979, the B-52s signed contracts as they flew over to <a href="/wiki/Compass_Point_Studios" title="Compass Point Studios">Compass Point Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nassau,_Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Nassau, Bahamas">Nassau, Bahamas</a>, to record their debut <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a>, with Island founder <a href="/wiki/Chris_Blackwell" title="Chris Blackwell">Chris Blackwell</a> producing. The band was surprised by Blackwell's recording methods; he wanted to keep the sound as close as possible to its live sound, so he used almost no overdubs or additional effects. </p><p>Released on July 6, 1979, <i><a href="/wiki/The_B-52%27s_(album)" title="The B-52's (album)">The B-52's</a></i> contained re-recorded versions of "Rock Lobster" and "52 Girls", six originals recorded solely for the album, and a cover of the <a href="/wiki/Petula_Clark" title="Petula Clark">Petula Clark</a> hit "<a href="/wiki/Downtown_(Petula_Clark_song)" title="Downtown (Petula Clark song)">Downtown</a>". The album was a major success, especially in Australia, where it reached No. 3 on the charts alongside its three singles: "<a href="/wiki/Planet_Claire" title="Planet Claire">Planet Claire</a>", "Rock Lobster", and "<a href="/wiki/Dance_This_Mess_Around" title="Dance This Mess Around">Dance This Mess Around</a>". In the U.S., the single "Rock Lobster" reached the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the album was certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/RIAA" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA">RIAA</a>. In 1980, <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> called the B-52s his favorite band and specifically cited "Rock Lobster" as an inspiration for his <i><a href="/wiki/Double_Fantasy" title="Double Fantasy">Double Fantasy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 1980, the B-52s returned to Compass Point Studios to record their next album. Several of the songs on the new album had been concert staples since 1978; the band did not record them for their first album, as they had more songs than could fit in a quality <a href="/wiki/LP_record" title="LP record">LP record</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shepard_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shepard-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rhett_Davies" title="Rhett Davies">Rhett Davies</a> co-produced the album, which had a more polished production sound than the debut. </p><p>Released on August 27, 1980, <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Planet" title="Wild Planet">Wild Planet</a></i> was well received by critics. It reached No. 18 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> chart in 1980<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was certified gold; "<a href="/wiki/Private_Idaho_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Private Idaho (song)">Private Idaho</a>" became the band's second Hot 100 entry. The B-52s performed on <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i> on January 26, 1980, and at the <a href="/wiki/Heatwave_(festival)" title="Heatwave (festival)">Heatwave</a> festival (promoted as the "New Wave Woodstock") in Toronto, Canada, in August 1980. The band also appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/One-Trick_Pony_(film)" title="One-Trick Pony (film)">One Trick Pony</a></i>. In July 1981, <i><a href="/wiki/Party_Mix!" title="Party Mix!">Party Mix!</a></i> was released, a six-song collection containing songs from the first two albums remixed and sequenced to form two long tracks, one on each side. </p><p>In 1981, the band collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Talking_Heads" title="Talking Heads">Talking Heads</a>' <a href="/wiki/David_Byrne" title="David Byrne">David Byrne</a> to produce a third full-length studio album. Reportedly due to differences with Byrne over the album's musical direction, recording sessions for the album were aborted, prompting the band to release <i><a href="/wiki/Mesopotamia_(EP)" title="Mesopotamia (EP)">Mesopotamia</a></i> in 1982 as an <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a>. (In 1991, <i>Party Mix!</i> and <i>Mesopotamia</i>, the latter of which had been remixed, were combined and released together on a single <a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">compact disc</a>.) Also in 1982, the band appeared at the inaugural <a href="/wiki/US_Festival" title="US Festival">US Festival</a>, performing on the first day. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1982–1987:_Whammy!,_Bouncing_off_the_Satellites,_and_death_of_Ricky_Wilson"><span id="1982.E2.80.931987:_Whammy.21.2C_Bouncing_off_the_Satellites.2C_and_death_of_Ricky_Wilson"></span>1982–1987: <i>Whammy!</i>, <i>Bouncing off the Satellites</i>, and death of Ricky Wilson</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1982–1987: Whammy!, Bouncing off the Satellites, and death of Ricky Wilson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 1982, the band began recording their third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Whammy!" title="Whammy!">Whammy!</a></i>. According to Pierson, Strickland no longer wanted to play the drums, so the band switched to <a href="/wiki/Drum_machine" title="Drum machine">drum machines</a> for this album, with Strickland and Ricky Wilson playing all the music on the album, and the rest of the band providing vocals only. Having originally played guitars, organ, bass guitar and synthesizers, Pierson switched to a mainly vocal role in the studio, but remained behind the keyboards on tour. The band also began experimenting heavily with <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizers</a> during this period. </p><p>Released on April 27, 1983, <i>Whammy!</i> reached No. 29 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> chart.<sup id="cite_ref-r1077_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-r1077-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Legal_Tender_(song)" title="Legal Tender (song)">Legal Tender</a>" reached the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs"><i>Billboard</i> Hot Dance Club Play Singles</a> chart alongside "<a href="/wiki/Whammy_Kiss" title="Whammy Kiss">Whammy Kiss</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Song_for_a_Future_Generation" title="Song for a Future Generation">Song for a Future Generation</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-r1077_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-r1077-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the <i>Whammy!</i> tour, some tracks featured Strickland on the drums while others used a backing track so Strickland could come forward and play other parts. This also freed up the vocalists (now sometimes not playing instruments) to perform some simple choreography. Copyright issues with <a href="/wiki/Yoko_Ono" title="Yoko Ono">Yoko Ono</a> led to the <a href="/wiki/Cover_song" class="mw-redirect" title="Cover song">cover song</a> "Don't Worry"<sup id="cite_ref-Christgau_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christgau-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> being removed from the album and replaced by "Moon 83"—a rearranged version of "There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)" from their debut album—on future pressings of <i>Whammy!</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-r1077_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-r1077-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the work on the next album the band took a one-year break during which Fred Schneider released his debut solo album <i><a href="/wiki/Fred_Schneider_and_the_Shake_Society" title="Fred Schneider and the Shake Society">Fred Schneider and the Shake Society</a></i>. </p><p>In January 1985, the B-52s performed in Brazil at <a href="/wiki/Rock_in_Rio" title="Rock in Rio">Rock in Rio</a>, for their largest crowd ever. Later in the year, the band struggled to write new material for their next album. The band members all lived together in the same house and felt that collaboration was not working, so they decided to try to write songs separately and began recording in July 1985, again using drum machines and synthesizers extensively. During the recording, guitarist Wilson had been suffering from <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MSNBC_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSNBC-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though none of the other band members were aware of his illness except for Strickland, as Wilson "did not want anyone to worry about him or fuss about him."<sup id="cite_ref-YouTube_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YouTube-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilson died from his illness on October 12, 1985, at the age of 32.<sup id="cite_ref-MSNBC_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSNBC-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the band returned to the studio, Strickland had learned how to play the guitar in Wilson's style and switched permanently to the new instrument, leaving session players to complete the rhythm section. The results were released on September 8, 1986, as <i><a href="/wiki/Bouncing_off_the_Satellites" class="mw-redirect" title="Bouncing off the Satellites">Bouncing off the Satellites</a></i>, a mixture of solo efforts and group efforts. Because of Wilson's death, the band did not tour to promote the album.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A music video was made for "<a href="/wiki/Girl_from_Ipanema_Goes_to_Greenland" title="Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland">Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland</a>" and the band appeared on some UK television programs but then took a two-year hiatus. Keith Strickland moved to <a href="/wiki/Woodstock,_New_York" title="Woodstock, New York">Woodstock, New York</a>, while Pierson and Schneider stayed in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. In 1987, the band released a <a href="/wiki/Public_service_announcement" title="Public service announcement">public service announcement</a> in the style of <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band" title="Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Album_cover" title="Album cover">album cover</a> on behalf of <a href="/wiki/AmfAR,_The_Foundation_for_AIDS_Research" class="mw-redirect" title="AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research">amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1988–1992:_Comeback,_Cosmic_Thing,_and_Good_Stuff"><span id="1988.E2.80.931992:_Comeback.2C_Cosmic_Thing.2C_and_Good_Stuff"></span>1988–1992: Comeback, <i>Cosmic Thing</i>, and <i>Good Stuff</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1988–1992: Comeback, Cosmic Thing, and Good Stuff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Strickland had been composing in 1988. After he played some of his new music for the other band members, they all agreed to try writing together again, with Pierson, Wilson and Schneider contributing the lyrics and melodies. In 1989, the band released <i><a href="/wiki/Cosmic_Thing" title="Cosmic Thing">Cosmic Thing</a></i>, their mainstream breakthrough, on <a href="/wiki/Reprise_Records" title="Reprise Records">Reprise Records</a> worldwide. The single "<a href="/wiki/Channel_Z_(song)" title="Channel Z (song)">Channel Z</a>" from the new album became an alternative and college radio hit, hitting No. 1 on the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Alternative_Songs" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative Songs">Hot Modern Rock Tracks</a> chart,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> receiving significant airplay on <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Modern_rock" title="Modern rock">modern rock</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/120_Minutes" title="120 Minutes">120 Minutes</a></i>. They then embarked on the <a href="/wiki/Cosmic_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmic Tour">Cosmic Tour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LLC1990_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LLC1990-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kate_Pierson_and_Fred_Schneider_(1989).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Kate_Pierson_and_Fred_Schneider_%281989%29.jpeg/220px-Kate_Pierson_and_Fred_Schneider_%281989%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Kate_Pierson_and_Fred_Schneider_%281989%29.jpeg/330px-Kate_Pierson_and_Fred_Schneider_%281989%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Kate_Pierson_and_Fred_Schneider_%281989%29.jpeg/440px-Kate_Pierson_and_Fred_Schneider_%281989%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1468" /></a><figcaption>Pierson and Schneider in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> during the <i>Cosmic Thing</i> tour, 1989</figcaption></figure> <p>The next single, "<a href="/wiki/Love_Shack" title="Love Shack">Love Shack</a>", with its party vibe and colorful <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music video</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> became their first top 40 hit on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100, ultimately reaching No. 3 in November 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That peak was matched in March 1990 when their follow-up single, "<a href="/wiki/Roam" title="Roam">Roam</a>", also reached No. 3.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Australia, the country that had most embraced the band a decade earlier, "Love Shack" remained at No. 1 for eight weeks. </p><p>A fourth single, "<a href="/wiki/Deadbeat_Club" title="Deadbeat Club">Deadbeat Club</a>", which reminisced about the band's early days in Athens and whose video was shot on location and featured a cameo by fellow Athens artist <a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Michael_Stipe" title="Michael Stipe">Michael Stipe</a>, reached No. 30. <i>Cosmic Thing</i> climbed into the U.S. top five and earned multi-platinum certification.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album also had international success, reaching No. 1 in both Australia and New Zealand and No. 8 in the UK. The group had a successful world tour to support the record and appeared on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> in March 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, the B-52s were nominated for four <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a>, including Video of the Year. They won two awards: Best Group Video and Best Art Direction. </p><p>Pierson sang on <a href="/wiki/Iggy_Pop" title="Iggy Pop">Iggy Pop</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/Candy_(Iggy_Pop_song)" title="Candy (Iggy Pop song)">Candy</a>", which gave him a top 40 hit. In 1991, Schneider's 1984 solo record, <i><a href="/wiki/Fred_Schneider_and_the_Shake_Society" title="Fred Schneider and the Shake Society">Fred Schneider and the Shake Society</a></i>, was repackaged and re-released, resulting in his first Hot 100 single when "Monster" climbed to No. 85. Also that year, Pierson again guest-starred on a popular track, R.E.M.'s "<a href="/wiki/Shiny_Happy_People" title="Shiny Happy People">Shiny Happy People</a>", which reached No. 10 in September. Pierson also appeared on two other songs from R.E.M.'s chart-topping album <i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_Time_(album)" title="Out of Time (album)">Out of Time</a></i>: "Near Wild Heaven" and "Me in Honey", as well as the outtake "Fretless". </p><p>In late 1990, <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Wilson" title="Cindy Wilson">Cindy Wilson</a> took time off from the band, with <a href="/wiki/Julee_Cruise" title="Julee Cruise">Julee Cruise</a> filling in for her on tour. The B-52s released <i><a href="/wiki/Good_Stuff" title="Good Stuff">Good Stuff</a></i> in 1992 as a trio—the only album release on which Cindy Wilson was not present—and the title track reached No. 28 that August. The album made it to No. 16 in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also the group's most overtly political album, though they had been activists and fundraisers for environmental, AIDS and animal rights causes for many years.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1993–2007:_Soundtrack_appearances,_25th_anniversary_and_touring"><span id="1993.E2.80.932007:_Soundtrack_appearances.2C_25th_anniversary_and_touring"></span>1993–2007: Soundtrack appearances, 25th anniversary and touring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1993–2007: Soundtrack appearances, 25th anniversary and touring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The band had their next chart entry in 1994 when, as <i>the BC-52's</i>, they appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Flintstones_(film)" title="The Flintstones (film)">The Flintstones</a></i> live-action movie and sang the title song. When released as a single, it reached No. 33 in the U.S. and No. 3 in the UK. In 1994, Pierson and Schneider also sang on the theme song for the <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Rocko%27s_Modern_Life" title="Rocko's Modern Life">Rocko's Modern Life</a></i>, from the second season onward. In the 1990s, former <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Campbell" title="Sterling Campbell">Sterling Campbell</a> joined the band, but left in 2000 to tour with <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> and was replaced that year by <a href="/wiki/Zack_Alford" title="Zack Alford">Zack Alford</a>, who had recorded and toured with the band during the <i>Cosmic Thing</i> era. Pierson and Cindy Wilson recorded a cover of the <a href="/wiki/McFadden_%26_Whitehead" title="McFadden & Whitehead">McFadden & Whitehead</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Stoppin%27_Us_Now" title="Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now">Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now</a>" for the 1996 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Associate_(1996_film)" title="The Associate (1996 film)">The Associate</a></i>, starring Whoopi Goldberg; Wilson rejoined the B-52s the same year. </p><p>A career retrospective, <i><a href="/wiki/Time_Capsule:_Songs_for_a_Future_Generation" title="Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation">Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation</a></i>, appeared in 1998, along with two remixed maxi-singles: "Summer of Love '98" and "Hallucinating Pluto". A major tour (with co-headliners <a href="/wiki/The_Pretenders" title="The Pretenders">the Pretenders</a>) to promote the collection took place. "<a href="/wiki/Debbie_(song)" title="Debbie (song)">Debbie</a>", another single from the album (a tribute to <a href="/wiki/Blondie_(band)" title="Blondie (band)">Blondie's</a> <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Harry" title="Debbie Harry">Debbie Harry</a>), placed No. 35 on <i>Billboard</i>'s Hot Modern Rock Tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, they recorded a parody of "Love Shack" called "Glove Slap" for an <a href="/wiki/E-I-E-I-(Annoyed_Grunt)" title="E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)">episode</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. In 2000, they co-headlined another major tour with <a href="/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s" title="The Go-Go's">the Go-Go's</a> and recorded the song "The Chosen One" for the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon:_The_Movie_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="Pokémon: The Movie 2000">Pokémon: The Movie 2000</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, a more extensive anthology, <i><a href="/wiki/Nude_on_the_Moon:_The_B-52%27s_Anthology" title="Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology">Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology</a></i>, was released, and in February of that year the band held a series of concerts celebrating their 25th anniversary. The <a href="/wiki/Irving_Plaza" title="Irving Plaza">Irving Plaza</a> show in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> featured Yoko Ono, as well as <a href="/wiki/Tina_Weymouth" title="Tina Weymouth">Tina Weymouth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Frantz" title="Chris Frantz">Chris Frantz</a> of <a href="/wiki/Talking_Heads" title="Talking Heads">Talking Heads</a>, as guests, with <a href="/wiki/Chicks_on_Speed" title="Chicks on Speed">Chicks on Speed</a> as the opener.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coinciding with the band's 25th anniversary was the publication of <i>The B-52's Universe: The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Party Band</i>, the first and only officially authorized biography of the band. The book was nominated for a Lambda Lit Award and was a Minnesota Book Awards finalist.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The B-52s recorded the song "Orange You Glad it's Summer" for a <a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target</a> commercial that aired in spring/summer 2002. Target also used the <i>Cosmic Thing</i> song "Junebug" in a TV spot five years later. In late 2002, the critically panned cartoon pilot "<a href="/wiki/The_Groovenians" title="The Groovenians">The Groovenians</a>" featured a theme song performed by the band. </p><p>In late 2004, the band opened for <a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a> on a few dates of her <a href="/wiki/Living_Proof:_The_Farewell_Tour" title="Living Proof: The Farewell Tour">Farewell Tour</a>. In March 2006, they opened for <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">the Rolling Stones</a> at a benefit for the <a href="/wiki/Robin_Hood_Foundation" title="Robin Hood Foundation">Robin Hood Foundation</a>. They had three remix EPs released by Planet Clique: <i>Whammy!</i> in 2005, <i>Mesopotamia</i> in 2006, and <i>Wild Planet</i> in 2007. During this time span, they appeared on many television shows, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_L_Word" title="The L Word">The L Word</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/V.I.P._(American_TV_series)" title="V.I.P. (American TV series)">V.I.P.</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rosie_O%27Donnell_Show" title="The Rosie O'Donnell Show">The Rosie O'Donnell Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno" title="The Tonight Show with Jay Leno">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a></i>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman" title="Late Show with David Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Arsenio_Hall_Show" title="The Arsenio Hall Show">The Arsenio Hall Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Live!_with_Kelly_and_Michael" class="mw-redirect" title="Live! with Kelly and Michael">Live with Regis and Kelly</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Today_(U.S._TV_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (U.S. TV program)">The Today Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Good_Morning_America" title="Good Morning America">Good Morning America</a></i>, as well as numerous times on <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–2021:_Funplex_and_continued_touring"><span id="2008.E2.80.932021:_Funplex_and_continued_touring"></span>2008–2021: <i>Funplex</i> and continued touring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2008–2021: Funplex and continued touring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to 2008, the band used an apostrophe in their name, rendering it as "The B-52's". In 2008, the band dropped the apostrophe to become "The B-52s".<sup id="cite_ref-name_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-name-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asked about the change, Pierson said "It was not grammatically correct. It's not like a possessive. It just seemed superfluous."<sup id="cite_ref-name_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-name-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Funplex" title="Funplex">Funplex</a></i>, the band's first original album in 16 years (since 1992's <i>Good Stuff</i>), was released on March 25, 2008, by <a href="/wiki/Astralwerks" title="Astralwerks">Astralwerks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Talking about the record's sound, Strickland noted, "It's loud, sexy <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> with the beat turned up to hot pink."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was produced by <a href="/wiki/Steve_Osborne" title="Steve Osborne">Steve Osborne</a>, who was asked to work on the album based on his work with <a href="/wiki/New_Order_(band)" title="New Order (band)">New Order</a> on the album <i><a href="/wiki/Get_Ready_(New_Order_album)" title="Get Ready (New Order album)">Get Ready</a></i>. </p><p>The album debuted at No. 11 on the <i>Billboard</i> charts in the U.S., immediately making it the second-highest charting B-52s album ever. The band toured in support of the album and made appearances on talk shows, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show" title="The Tonight Show">The Tonight Show</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show" title="The Ellen DeGeneres Show">The Ellen DeGeneres Show</a></i>, and performed on <i><a href="/wiki/Today_(NBC_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (NBC program)">The Today Show</a></i> on Memorial Day 2008. They also participated in the <a href="/wiki/True_Colors_(concert_tour)" title="True Colors (concert tour)">True Colors Tour 2008</a> with <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" title="Cyndi Lauper">Cyndi Lauper</a> and embarked on a European tour in July. </p><p>The first single from the album was "<a href="/wiki/Funplex_(song)" title="Funplex (song)">Funplex</a>", which was released digitally on January 29, 2008, to the <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a> in the U.S. The second single lifted from the album was "<a href="/wiki/Juliet_of_the_Spirits_(song)" title="Juliet of the Spirits (song)">Juliet of the Spirits</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schneider said in an interview that the album just broke even and could be the B-52s' last new studio album, though he later retracted that statement.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The B-52s performed their hit track "<a href="/wiki/Love_Shack" title="Love Shack">Love Shack</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Sugarland" title="Sugarland">Sugarland</a> at the 2009 <a href="/wiki/CMT_Music_Awards" title="CMT Music Awards">CMT Music Awards</a>. </p><p>On February 18, 2011, the B-52s played a show at the <a href="/wiki/Classic_Center" title="Classic Center">Classic Center</a> in their hometown of <a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, Georgia</a>, four days after the 34th anniversary of their first-ever show on February 14, 1977. The concert was filmed and recorded for <i><a href="/wiki/With_the_Wild_Crowd!_Live_in_Athens,_GA" title="With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA">With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA</a></i>, released in October 2011. </p><p>The group continued to perform live, with a touring band that featured musicians <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Campbell" title="Sterling Campbell">Sterling Campbell</a> (drums), <a href="/wiki/Paul_Gordon_(musician)" title="Paul Gordon (musician)">Paul Gordon</a> (keyboards, guitar) and <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Wormworth" title="Tracy Wormworth">Tracy Wormworth</a> (bass), and performances included the closing show for the 2011 edition of the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Jazz_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Montreal Jazz Festival">Montreal Jazz Festival</a>, as well as being the house band during the 2012 <a href="/wiki/TV_Land_Award" title="TV Land Award">TV Land Awards</a>. At the end of 2012, Strickland announced he would no longer tour with the B-52s, though he would continue as a member of the band.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Without Strickland, the B-52s continued to tour across the world with groups including <a href="/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s" title="The Go-Go's">The Go-Go's</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tears_for_Fears" title="Tears for Fears">Tears for Fears</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_English_Beat" class="mw-redirect" title="The English Beat">The English Beat</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Psychedelic_Furs" title="The Psychedelic Furs">The Psychedelic Furs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simple_Minds" title="Simple Minds">Simple Minds</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Culture_Club" title="Culture Club">Boy George and Culture Club</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thompson_Twins" title="Thompson Twins">Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey</a>. Aside from touring, the group covered the <i><a href="/wiki/Squidbillies" title="Squidbillies">Squidbillies</a></i> theme song during Season 10 of the <a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a> series and appeared as guests in the sketch comedy show <a href="/wiki/Portlandia_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portlandia (TV series)"><i>Portlandia</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the group announced a tour to begin in May in the United States, which took them to Europe and back to the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 30, 2019, it was reported that the band would be featured in the upcoming <a href="/wiki/Archie_Comics" title="Archie Comics">Archie Comics</a>' comic book <i>Archie Meets the B-52s</i>, released in February 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022–present:_Final_tour_and_Vegas_residency"><span id="2022.E2.80.93present:_Final_tour_and_Vegas_residency"></span>2022–present: Final tour and Vegas residency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2022–present: Final tour and Vegas residency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2022, the group announced that they would embark on a final <a href="/wiki/Farewell_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Farewell tour">farewell tour</a>, with <a href="/wiki/KC_and_the_Sunshine_Band" title="KC and the Sunshine Band">KC and the Sunshine Band</a>, lasting from August 22 to November 11, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-farewell_tour_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farewell_tour-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final dates of the concert were postponed until January 2023, due to illness.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The B-52s performed the final concert on their tour at the <a href="/wiki/Classic_Center" title="Classic Center">Classic Center</a> in their hometown of Athens, Georgia on January 10, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the end of the farewell tour, the B-52s embarked on residencies at <a href="/wiki/The_Venetian_Las_Vegas" title="The Venetian Las Vegas">The Venetian Las Vegas</a> in <a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise, Nevada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vegas1_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vegas1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first residency concerts took place in May, August and September 2023, with further dates scheduled for April 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-vegas1_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vegas1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 15, 2024, the City of <a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, Georgia</a>, announced that their <a href="/wiki/Federal_Prospects_Hockey_League" title="Federal Prospects Hockey League">Federal Prospects Hockey League</a> team would be named the <a href="/wiki/Athens_Rock_Lobsters" title="Athens Rock Lobsters">Rock Lobsters</a>, honoring the band and their hit song.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decision came after an online poll where the Rock Lobsters won by a wide margin. The band responded on social media, stating "we are truly honored to have our hometown hockey team named the Rock Lobsters. As the song declares, 'Let’s rock!’".<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Current members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Schneider" title="Fred Schneider">Fred Schneider</a> – vocals, percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Pierson" title="Kate Pierson">Kate Pierson</a> – vocals, keyboards, percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–present)</span>, bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1989)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Strickland" title="Keith Strickland">Keith Strickland</a> – guitars, keyboards, programming, bass, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–present; not touring since 2013)</span>, drums <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1985)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cindy_Wilson" title="Cindy Wilson">Cindy Wilson</a> – vocals, percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1990, 1996–present)</span></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Former members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Wilson_(guitarist)" title="Ricky Wilson (guitarist)">Ricky Wilson</a> – guitars, bass, keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1985; his death)</span></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Current touring members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Wormworth" title="Tracy Wormworth">Tracy Wormworth</a> – bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(1992–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Campbell" title="Sterling Campbell">Sterling Campbell</a> – drums <span style="font-size:85%;">(1992–2002, 2007–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Suran" title="Greg Suran">Greg Suran</a> – guitars <span style="font-size:85%;">(2013–present)</span><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Maiuri" title="Ken Maiuri">Ken Maiuri</a> – keyboards, guitars <span style="font-size:85%;">(2016–present)</span><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Former touring members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Irwin" title="Pat Irwin">Pat Irwin</a> – keyboards, guitars <span style="font-size:85%;">(1989–2007)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Alford" title="Zack Alford">Zack Alford</a> – drums <span style="font-size:85%;">(1989–1992, 2000–2007)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Lee_(musician)" title="Sara Lee (musician)">Sara Lee</a> – bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(1989–1992, 1998–2002)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julee_Cruise" title="Julee Cruise">Julee Cruise</a> – vocals, percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(1992–1994; died 2022)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gordon_(musician)" title="Paul Gordon (musician)">Paul Gordon</a> – keyboards, guitars <span style="font-size:85%;">(2007–2016; his death)</span></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_2n9akyacxv8rii08hbnl2gowidstlth"></map><img 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title="Whammy!">Whammy!</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bouncing_Off_the_Satellites" title="Bouncing Off the Satellites">Bouncing Off the Satellites</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cosmic_Thing" title="Cosmic Thing">Cosmic Thing</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Stuff" title="Good Stuff">Good Stuff</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Funplex" title="Funplex">Funplex</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Athens,_Georgia" title="Music of Athens, Georgia">Music of Athens, Georgia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Penguin Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-452-26631-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-452-26631-9"><bdi>0-452-26631-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Party+Out+of+Bounds&rft.pub=Penguin+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-452-26631-9&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Rodger+Lyle&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+B-52s" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Grow, Kory. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180602000739/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/b-52s-oral-history-fred-schneider-kate-pierson-more-w520945">"Love Shacks, Rock Lobsters and Nude Parties: The B-52's in Their Own Words,"</a> <i>Rolling Stone,</i> June 2, 2018.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMartini1990" class="citation book cs1">Martini, Della (1990). <i>The B-52's</i>. New York City, New York: Wise Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7119-2376-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-7119-2376-0"><bdi>0-7119-2376-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+B-52%27s&rft.place=New+York+City%2C+New+York&rft.pub=Wise+Publications&rft.date=1990&rft.isbn=0-7119-2376-0&rft.aulast=Martini&rft.aufirst=Della&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+B-52s" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Sexton, Mats (2002). The B-52's Universe: The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Party Band. Plan-B Books. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9652745-9-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-9652745-9-4">0-9652745-9-4</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="USA" class="citation book cs1">Unterberger, Richie (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/musicusaroughgui0000unte/page/133"><i>Music USA: The Rough Guide</i></a>. The Rough Guides. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/musicusaroughgui0000unte/page/133">133–140</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85828-421-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-85828-421-X"><bdi>1-85828-421-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Music+USA%3A+The+Rough+Guide&rft.pages=133-140&rft.pub=The+Rough+Guides&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=1-85828-421-X&rft.aulast=Unterberger&rft.aufirst=Richie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fmusicusaroughgui0000unte%2Fpage%2F133&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+B-52s" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_B-52s&action=edit&section=15" 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