Rock Lobster

"Rock Lobster"
"Rock Lobster"
	Warner Bros. vinyl rerelease
Single by the B-52's
from the album The B-52's
B-side	"52 Girls" (DB); "6060-842" (Warner Bros.); "Private Idaho" (Warner Bros.); "Runnin' Around" (Island); "Planet Claire" (Island);
Released	April 1978; July 1979 (re-release);
Recorded	February 1978
Studio	Stone Mountain Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, US; Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas (re-release);
Genre	New wave; dance-rock; surf rock; punk rock; psychedelic rock;
Length	3:57 (radio edit); 4:52 (single); 6:49 (album)
Label	DB; Warner Bros.; Island;
Songwriter(s)	Fred Schneider; Ricky Wilson;
Producer(s)	Kevin Dunn (single); Chris Blackwell (album);
The B-52's singles chronology
Music video
	"Rock Lobster" on YouTube

"Rock Lobster" is a song by American band the B-52's, written by their singer Fred Schneider and guitarist Ricky Wilson. It was twice recorded and released as a single, first by DB Records as their debut release in April 1978, and again the following year for the band's self-titled debut album on Warner Bros. (US) and Island Records (Europe, Japan).

The song launched the band's career and became one of their signature tunes. "Rock Lobster" was well received by critics, and went on to place at No. 147 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in December 2004. John Lennon said that he decided to record again in 1980, following a five-year hiatus, after hearing "Rock Lobster". The song also inspired the name of Athens, Georgia's professional ice hockey team, the Rock Lobsters.