Song · The B-52's
“Quiche Lorraine” by The B-52's
From the album Wild Planet (1980)
“Quiche Lorraine” by The B-52's appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the album Wild Planet. Its best result is #219 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,808 alternative song of all time.
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"Quiche Lorraine" comes off Wild Planet, the B-52's 1980 album, and it's the band at its most gleefully absurd: a title that sounds like a menu item, a choppy, twangy guitar line and a beat built for flailing around the rec room.
Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson wrote the music, and the band produced it with Rhett Davies, who also engineered, while Chris Blackwell oversaw things as executive producer. Davies keeps the sound dry and tight, which only makes the camp funnier.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 219 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 222 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1994 | 287 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 1996 | 496 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 1998 | 496 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 2002 | 889 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1039 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Quiche Larraine.
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