Wig (song)

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1987 single by The B-52's

"Wig"

Single by The B-52's
from the album  Bouncing off the Satellites
B-side|

* "Summer of Love" (Remix)
* "Song for a Future Generation"

Released| 1987
Recorded| 1985
Genre| New wave
Length| 4:22
Label| Warner Bros. / Island
Songwriter(s)| The B-52's
Producer(s)| Tony Mansfield
The B-52's singles chronology
| "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
(1986)  | "Wig"
(1987)  | "Channel Z"
(1989)

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"Wig" is a song by American new wave band The B-52's, the third and final single from their 1986 album Bouncing Off the Satellites.

## Release and promotion

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The single was released to coincide with the delayed release of Bouncing Off the Satellites in the UK in 1987, a year after it had been released in the U.S.; thus "Wig" was released in the UK only and was the first single from the album there.[1]

While the band didn't tour in support of Bouncing Off the Satellites upon its original release, due to guitarist Ricky Wilson's then-recent death, they traveled to the UK to make promotional appearances, miming to "Wig" on TV and being interviewed in magazines. The single peaked at No. 79 in the UK.

Many years later, in 2010, the band started playing "Wig" live, and a live version was included on their With The Wild Crowd! live album.

## Track listing

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### UK 12" single: Island Records

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1. "Wig" - 4:22
2. "Summer of Love" - 3:58
3. "Song for a Future Generation" - 4:00

### UK 7" single: Island Records

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1. "Wig" - 4:22
2. "Summer of Love" (Remix by Shep Pettibone) - 3:58

## References

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1. ^ "The B-52's – Wig". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

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* Fred Schneider
* Keith Strickland
* Cindy Wilson
* Tracy Wormworth
* Sterling Campbell
* Ken Maiuri
* Greg Suran

* Ricky Wilson
* Sara Lee
* Paul Gordon
* Zack Alford
* Pat Irwin
* Julee Cruise

Studio albums|

* The B-52's
* Wild Planet
* Whammy!
* Bouncing Off the Satellites
* Cosmic Thing
* Good Stuff
* Funplex

EPs|

* Mesopotamia

Live albums|

* With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
* Live! 8-24-1979

Compilations|

* Party Mix!
* Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
* Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology

Singles|

* "Rock Lobster"
* "Planet Claire"
* "Dance This Mess Around"
* "Private Idaho"
* "Party Out of Bounds"
* "Give Me Back My Man"
* "Legal Tender"
* "Whammy Kiss"
* "Song for a Future Generation"
* "Summer of Love"
* "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
* "Wig"
* "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"
* "Channel Z"
* "Love Shack"
* "Roam"
* "Deadbeat Club"
* "Good Stuff"
* "Is That You Mo-Dean?"
* "Tell It Like It T-I-Is"
* "Revolution Earth"
* "Hot Pants Explosion"
* "(Meet) The Flintstones"
* "Debbie"
* "Love Shack '99"
* "Funplex"
* "Juliet of the Spirits"

DVDs|

* The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998
* With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA

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