| "I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Kid Creole & The Coconuts | ||||
| from the album Tropical Gangsters | ||||
| B-side | Table Manners" "No Fish Today | |||
| Released | April 30, 1982 April 1993 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Studio | Blank Tapes and Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop, Latin pop | |||
| Length | 5:16 (album version) 3:45 (7") 6:12 (12") | |||
| Label | ZE Records, Sire Records, Island Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | August Darnell, Peter Schott | |||
| Producer(s) | August Darnell | |||
| Kid Creole & The Coconuts singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby" is a 1982 song by Kid Creole and the Coconuts from their album Tropical Gangsters. It was the first single released from Tropical Gangsters and their first major hit reaching a peak of no. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It also reached no. 18 on the US Club Play chart.
In 1993, the single was remixed by Brothers in Rhythm and released as a single to promote the compilation album Cre~Olé: The Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts.