Rock Lobster

B-52's first single
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Rock Lobster

Summary

Rock Lobster is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rock Lobster's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Rock Lobster's composer is recorded as Fred Schneider[4].
  • Rock Lobster's genre is new wave[5].
  • Rock Lobster's genre is dance-rock[6].
  • Rock Lobster was followed by Planet Claire[7].
  • Rock Lobster was produced by Chris Blackwell[8].
  • Rock Lobster was performed by The B-52's[9].
  • Rock Lobster's record label is recorded as DB Recs[10].
  • Rock Lobster's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[11].
  • Rock Lobster is part of The B-52's[12].
  • Rock Lobster's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Rock Lobster was published on April 1978[14].
  • Rock Lobster's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1647efb-9109-3196-b08d-ee3fe26db159[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Rock Lobster was The B-52's[9]. It was produced by Chris Blackwell[8].

Publication

Rock Lobster was released on April 1978[14]. Genres include new wave[5] and dance-rock[6]. It is part of The B-52's[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Rock Lobster was followed by Planet Claire[7].

Why It Matters

Rock Lobster ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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