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1979 single by The B-52's
"Planet Claire"
Single by The B-52's
from the album The B-52's
B-side
"Downtown"
Released
July 6, 1979
Recorded
1978–1979
Genre
New wave[1]
dance-rock[2]
Length
4:35
Label
Island
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Henry Mancini
Fred Schneider
Keith Strickland
Producer(s)
Chris Blackwell
The B-52's singles chronology
"Rock Lobster" (1979)
"Planet Claire" (1979)
"Dance This Mess Around" (1979)
Audio
"Planet Claire" on YouTube
"Planet Claire" is a song by the B-52's, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album in July 1979. Based on Duane Eddy's version of Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme, the single reached number 43 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and number 24 on the Billboard dance chart in the US.[3]
Cash Box said that "bongos, Ventures-influenced guitar work and morse code blips are calling all pop, AOR audiences to dance to this humorous followup to 'Rock Lobster'."[4]Record World said that it had "an undeniable rhythm track" and "more unique synthesizer lines" compared to "Rock Lobster".[5]
In 2011, band member Kate Pierson expressed her dissatisfaction with the way engineer Robert Ash mixed her vocals with the Farfisa organ on the studio version, using effects to make her vocals "sound like a synthesizer", and stated that she prefers the sound of live performances of the song.[6]
^Mason, Stewart. "Planet Claire – Song Review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 725. ISBN 978-0-85712-117-2.
^Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Singles Reviews > Singles to Watch" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLII, no. 5. June 14, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
^"Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. June 14, 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
^"Kate Pierson of the B-52s". The A.V. Club. November 1, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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