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582:"Official Singles Chart Top 100"
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207:from their fifth studio album,
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468:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
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1195:Songs written by Kate Pierson
1185:Songs written by Cindy Wilson
604:. August 4, 1990. p. 27.
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203:" is a song by American band
959:Song for a Future Generation
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262:Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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1036:Tell It Like It T-I-Is
913:Dance This Mess Around
1085:Juliet of the Spirits
1139:Athens Rock Lobsters
1029:Is That You Mo-Dean?
303:The B-52's 1979–1989
1133:Rocko's Modern Life
1050:Hot Pants Explosion
934:Give Me Back My Man
927:Party Out of Bounds
355:Alternative Airplay
316:Chart (1989–1990)
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952:Whammy Kiss
829:Live albums
818:Mesopotamia
763:Wild Planet
727:Zack Alford
722:Paul Gordon
567:Ultratop 50
328:Ultratop 50
293:Music video
141:Producer(s)
22:"Channel Z"
1160:1989 songs
1154:Categories
1022:Good Stuff
1001:Love Shack
865:Party Mix!
791:Good Stuff
756:The B-52's
704:Greg Suran
697:Ken Maiuri
601:Music Week
523:August 12,
516:People.com
456:References
386:Format(s)
339:UK Singles
330:Flanders)
231:Love Shack
205:the B-52's
185:Love Shack
154:The B-52's
134:The B-52's
41:the B-52's
994:Channel Z
732:Pat Irwin
643:The B-52s
546:Billboard
494:Channel Z
389:Label(s)
360:Billboard
326:Belgium (
321:position
275:Billboard
201:Channel Z
176:Channel Z
64:"Junebug"
717:Sara Lee
498:AllMusic
478:AllMusic
444:See also
432:cassette
283:Ultratop
213:(1989).
69:Released
1078:Funplex
945:Moon 83
890:Singles
798:Funplex
770:Whammy!
409:Reprise
380:Region
241:Meaning
233:" and "
217:Release
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180:(1989)
171:(1987)
147:Don Was
121:Reprise
1064:Debbie
309:Charts
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402:1989
383:Date
116:Label
88:Genre
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1008:Roam
525:2019
393:Ref.
319:Peak
235:Roam
93:Rock
72:1989
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