Give Me Back My Man
| "Give Me Back My Man" | ||||
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| Single by the B-52's | ||||
| from the album Wild Planet | ||||
| Released | July 1980 | |||
| Recorded | April 1980 | |||
| Studio | Compass Point (Nassau, Bahamas) | |||
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| Length | 3:52 | |||
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| The B-52's singles chronology | ||||
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"Give Me Back My Man" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band the B-52's. It was first released as a single in the UK and other countries in July 1980, and featured as the fourth track of their second studio album, Wild Planet, released in August 1980. The song is one of many solo vocal performances from Cindy Wilson in the band's earlier years.
In a 1980 review, Record Mirror described "Give Me Back My Man" as "A web of musical intrigue ... Emotional vocals with a backdrop of instrumentation continually varying in texture. Quite good really." Trouser Press highlighted "Cindy Wilson's Patsy Cline-influenced singing." AllMusic said that the song "allows Cindy Wilson a unique opportunity to croon a broad, expressive melodic line." Mike Mills, bassist of R.E.M., named "Give Me Back My Man" when asked about his favourite music in 1991.
In the 2023 book The Story of the B-52s, Scott Creney and Brigette Herron wrote: "A processed swooshing guitar swells up at the beginning of each verse, and the mix is littered with electronic popping sounds. The unnatural compression on Keith's drums and the layers of Cindy's voice over the outro conspire to create an otherworldly ambience." They claimed that "'Give Me Back My Man' hits even harder than 'Dance This Mess Around', its 'heartbroken Cindy' counterpart from the previous album."