Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation

Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
Greatest hits album by The B-52's
Released	May 26, 1998
Recorded	1978–1998
Genre	New wave; post-punk; synthpop; pop rock;
Length	79:22
Label	Reprise
Producer	The B-52's; Chris Blackwell; Rhett Davies; David Byrne; Steven Stanley; Tony Mansfield; Don Was; Nile Rodgers;
The B-52's chronology
Singles from Time Capsule
	"Debbie"; Released: 1998;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A^[2]

Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation is a greatest hits album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1998. The album presents sixteen of their single releases and fan-favorite album tracks in chronological order, with the addition of two new songs recorded exclusively for this collection.

Background

The album includes sixteen previously released as well as two new songs, "Hallucinating Pluto" and "Debbie".^[3] The latter is a tribute to Debbie Harry of Blondie.^[3] Also exclusive to this release is the "Original Unreleased Mix" of their 1986 song "Summer of Love".

The album cover features the five founding band members standing in front of the Unisphere.

Singer Cindy Wilson, who had been absent for several years, made her return to recording with the group on this album, and shared songwriting credits on the two new tracks.^[3] As noted in the book The B-52's Universe, the band intended this to be a larger box set consisting of singles, demos, outtakes, and new tracks, but Warner made the band condense the tracklist to a single disc.

Release

Editions released in Europe, Japan and Brazil had a different track listing to the US release. In Europe and Japan the album was shortened to 15 tracks, "Quiche Lorraine" being substituted with a live version, which previously appeared on the charity record Tame Yourself, and adding "(Meet) The Flintstones". The Brazilian edition was based on the European one: it omitted track two "52 Girls" and added "Legal Tender" as track eight instead.

A video compilation consisting of twelve of the band's music videos, titled Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998, was also released on VHS.

In 2009 the album was reissued in Australia based on the international edition CD, but with new changes, and packed with a DVD reissue of Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998. The CD replaced the exclusive version of "Summer Of Love" with the 1986 single mix and "Debbie" with "Give Me Back My Man".

Reception

The album spent 11 weeks on the U.S. Billboard album charts and reached its peak position of #93 in June 1998.^[4]

Track listing

North American edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Planet Claire"	Henry Mancini Fred Schneider Keith Strickland	The B-52's, 1979	4:36
2.	"52 Girls"	Jeremy Ayers Ricky Wilson	The B-52's	3:35
3.	"Rock Lobster" (single edit)	Schneider R. Wilson	The B-52's	4:54
4.	"Party Out of Bounds"	Kate Pierson Schneider Strickland Cindy Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet, 1980	3:21
5.	"Strobe Light"	Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Wild Planet	4:00
6.	"Private Idaho"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:34
7.	"Quiche Lorraine"	Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:58
8.	"Mesopotamia" (1990 remix)	Pierson Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Mesopotamia, 1982	3:50
9.	"Song for a Future Generation"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Whammy!, 1983	3:59
10.	"Summer of Love" (original unreleased mix)	Pierson Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson	Bouncing Off the Satellites, 1986	4:35
11.	"Channel Z"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing, 1989	4:50
12.	"Deadbeat Club"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:54
13.	"Love Shack"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	5:22
14.	"Roam"	Pierson Schneider Strickland Robert Waldrop C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:52
15.	"Good Stuff"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff, 1992	5:55
16.	"Is That You Mo-Dean?"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	5:07
17.	"Debbie"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased, 1998	3:34
18.	"Hallucinating Pluto"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased, 1998	4:19

Brazilian edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Planet Claire"	Mancini Schneider Strickland	The B-52's	4:36
2.	"Rock Lobster" (single edit)	Schneider R. Wilson	The B-52's	4:54
3.	"Party Out of Bounds"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:21
4.	"Strobe Light"	Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Wild Planet	4:00
5.	"Private Idaho"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:34
6.	"Quiche Lorraine"	Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:58
7.	"Mesopotamia" (1990 remix)	Pierson Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Mesopotamia	3:50
8.	"Legal Tender"	Pierson Schneider Strickland Waldrop C. Wilson R. Wilson	Whammy!	3:41
9.	"Song for a Future Generation"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Whammy!	3:59
10.	"Summer of Love" (original unreleased mix)	Pierson Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson	Bouncing Off the Satellites	4:35
11.	"Channel Z"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:50
12.	"Deadbeat Club"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:54
13.	"Love Shack"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	5:22
14.	"Roam"	Pierson Schneider Strickland Waldrop C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:52
15.	"Good Stuff"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	5:55
16.	"Is That You Mo-Dean?"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	5:07
17.	"Debbie"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased	3:34
18.	"Hallucinating Pluto"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased	4:19

International edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Planet Claire"	Mancini Schneider Strickland	The B-52's	4:36
2.	"Rock Lobster" (single edit)	Schneider R. Wilson	The B-52's	4:54
3.	"Private Idaho"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:34
4.	"Quiche Lorraine" (live in Mountain View, California, August 1990)	Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:58
5.	"Mesopotamia" (1990 remix)	Pierson Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Mesopotamia	3:50
6.	"Summer of Love" (original unreleased mix)	Pierson Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson	Bouncing Off the Satellites	4:35
7.	"Channel Z"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:50
8.	"Deadbeat Club"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:54
9.	"Love Shack"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	5:22
10.	"Roam"	Pierson Schneider Strickland Waldrop C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:52
11.	"Good Stuff"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	5:55
12.	"Is That You Mo-Dean?"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	5:07
13.	"(Meet) The Flintstones"	Joseph Barbera Hoyt Curtin William Hanna	The Flintstones: Music from Bedrock, 1994	2:24
14.	"Debbie"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased	3:34
15.	"Hallucinating Pluto"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased	4:19

2009 Australian reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Planet Claire"	Mancini Schneider Strickland	The B-52's	4:36
2.	"Rock Lobster" (single edit)	Schneider R. Wilson	The B-52's	4:54
3.	"Private Idaho"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:34
4.	"Quiche Lorraine" (live in Mountain View, California, August 1990)	Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:58
5.	"Mesopotamia" (1990 remix)	Pierson Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Mesopotamia	3:50
6.	"Summer of Love" (single mix)	Pierson Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson	Bouncing Off the Satellites	4:03
7.	"Channel Z"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:50
8.	"Deadbeat Club"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:54
9.	"Love Shack"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	5:22
10.	"Roam"	Pierson Schneider Strickland Waldrop C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:52
11.	"Good Stuff"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	5:55
12.	"Is That You Mo-Dean?"	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	5:07
13.	"(Meet) The Flintstones"	Joseph Barbera Hoyt Curtin William Hanna	The Flintstones: Music from Bedrock	2:24
14.	"Give Me Back My Man"	Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:34
15.	"Hallucinating Pluto"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased	4:19

Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Rock Lobster" (live in New York City, March 1979)	Schneider R. Wilson	The B-52's	7:07
2.	"Legal Tender"	Pierson Schneider Strickland Waldrop C. Wilson R. Wilson	Whammy!	3:41
3.	"Song for a Future Generation"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Whammy!	3:59
4.	"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (single edit)	Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson	Bouncing Off the Satellites	3:54
5.	"Channel Z"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:50
6.	"Love Shack" (single edit)	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:19
7.	"Roam" (single edit)	Pierson Schneider Strickland Waldrop C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:05
8.	"Deadbeat Club"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	4:54
9.	"(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" (live in Mountain View, California, August 1990)	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	3:51
10.	"Good Stuff" (single edit)	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	4:25
11.	"Is That You Mo-Dean?" (single edit)	Pierson Schneider Strickland	Good Stuff	4:25
12.	"Debbie"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Previously unreleased	3:34

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	40
U.S. Billboard 200	93

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

↑ The B-52's – Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation : Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation". Robert Christgau.
1 2 3 Stubbs, David (August 1998). "The B-52s: Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation". Uncut. UK.
↑ "Billboard 200: The B-52s". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
↑ "The B-52s – Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert. "Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation". Robert Christgau.

[Stubbs-3] 1 2 3 Stubbs, David (August 1998). "The B-52s: Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation". Uncut. UK.

[Billboard200-4] "Billboard 200: The B-52s". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

[sc_Australia_The_B-52s-5] "The B-52s – Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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The B-52s
Kate Pierson Fred Schneider Keith Strickland Cindy Wilson Tracy Wormworth Sterling Campbell Ken Maiuri Greg Suran Ricky Wilson Sara Lee Paul Gordon Zack Alford Pat Irwin Julee Cruise
Studio albums	The B-52's Wild Planet Whammy! Bouncing Off the Satellites Cosmic Thing Good Stuff Funplex
EPs	Mesopotamia
Live albums	With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA Live! 8-24-1979
Compilations	Party Mix! Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology
Singles	"Rock Lobster" "Planet Claire" "Dance This Mess Around" "Private Idaho" "Party Out of Bounds" "Give Me Back My Man" "Legal Tender"/"Moon 83" "Whammy Kiss" "Song for a Future Generation" "Summer of Love" "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" "Wig" "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" "Channel Z" "Love Shack" "Roam" "Deadbeat Club" "Good Stuff" "Is That You Mo-Dean?" "Tell It Like It T-I-Is" "Revolution Earth" "Hot Pants Explosion" "(Meet) The Flintstones" "Debbie" "Love Shack '99" "Funplex" "Juliet of the Spirits"
DVDs	The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998 With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
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