Deadbeat Club
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Deadbeat Club" is a song written and performed by American new wave band the B-52's. The song was released as the fifth and final single from their fifth studio album, Cosmic Thing (1989).
"Deadbeat Club" peaked at No. 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 21 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, No. 35 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, and No. 73 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1990.
Background
The song is about the band's early days in Athens when they would hang around in cafes drinking coffee. Because they did not work or do anything, their parents nicknamed them "Deadbeats". Allen's, mentioned in the nostalgic song, was a real-life place in Athens, Georgia. Normaltown is a neighborhood of Athens.[1] The music video features R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Tracklisting
- CD and 12"
- "Deadbeat Club" – 4:48
- "Love Shack" – 5:20
- "B-52's Megamix" – 6:32
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[2] | 5 |
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 73 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] | 35 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 21 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 30 |
| US Cashbox Top 100[7] | 27 |
References
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- ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1256." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s The B-52's – Deadbeat Club". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/HSI "The B-52s 2 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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