Song · The B-52's
“Work that Skirt” by The B-52's
From the album Whammy! (1983)
“Work that Skirt” by The B-52's appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album Whammy!. Its best result is #1570 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,366 alternative song of all time.
"Work That Skirt" comes from Whammy!, the B-52's third album, which the American new wave outfit put out in April 1983, and the writing is credited to the group as a whole. Steven Stanley produced and engineered it; the album was cut with him at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, in the Bahamas, in December 1982.
Whammy! was the band's bid to bring their sound up to date with drum machines and synthesizers, and the first of their records to put all five members on vocals. This one stayed an album track while "Legal Tender", "Whammy Kiss" and "Song for a Future Generation" went out as singles. It was also the last album they put out before Ricky Wilson, the guitarist who had been there from the start, died of AIDS in 1985.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1570 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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