Wild Planet

For The Nettwerk compilation album, see Wild Planet (compilation album).
Wild Planet
Studio album by
the B-52s
ReleasedAugust 27, 1980[1]
RecordedApril 1980
StudioCompass Point (Nassau)
Genre
Length34:44
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRhett Davies, the B-52's
The B-52s chronology
The B-52's
(1979) 		Wild Planet
(1980) 		Party Mix!
(1981)
Singles from Wild Planet
  1. "Private Idaho"
    Released: October 1980
  2. "Give Me Back My Man"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Party Out of Bounds"
    Released: 1980

Wild Planet is the second studio album by American new wave band the B-52s, released in 1980 by Warner Bros. Records.

As with their first album, the B-52's traveled to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas to record Wild Planet.[2] Several of the songs from the album had been concert staples since 1978. The band did not record them for their first album, as they had more songs than could fit in a quality LP record.[3][4]

Film director Gus Van Sant later referred to the song "Private Idaho" in the title of his 1991 film My Own Private Idaho and thanked the band in the film's credits, although he did not seek approval from the band to use it.[5]

  1. ^ The B-52's (2002). Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology (CD liner notes). Rhino Entertainment. R2 78357.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Wild Planet - The B-52's". Rhino Entertainment. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Sexton, Mats (2002). The B-52's Universe: The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Party Band. Plan-B Books. p. 50. ISBN 0-9652745-9-4.
  4. ^ Shepard, Susan Elizabeth (October 14, 2018). "The B-52's: The B-52's". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Harris, Will (November 1, 2011). "Kate Pierson of The B-52s". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 24, 2022.