Legal Tender (song)

"Legal Tender"
Single by the B-52's
from the album Whammy!
B-side"Moon 83"
Released1983
Recorded1982
StudioCompass Point (Nassau)
Genre
Length3:40
LabelWarner Bros.
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Robert Waldrop
Producer(s)Steven Stanley
The B-52's singles chronology
"Give Me Back My Man"
(1980) 		"Legal Tender"
(1983) 		"Whammy Kiss"
(1983)
Music video
"Legal Tender" on YouTube

"Legal Tender" is the first single released by American new wave band the B-52's from their third studio album Whammy! (1983).

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