Whammy Kiss

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"Whammy Kiss"
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Single by the B-52's
from the album Whammy!
B-side "Song for a Future Generation"
Released1983
Recorded1982
Studio Compass Point (Nassau)
Genre
Length5:20
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steven Stanley
The B-52's singles chronology
"Legal Tender"
(1983)
"Whammy Kiss"
(1983)
"Song for a Future Generation"
(1983)

"Whammy Kiss" is the second single released by the B-52's from their third studio album Whammy! (1983).

The song reached number nine on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, along with the album tracks "Legal Tender" and "Song for a Future Generation."

Track listing

  1. "Whammy Kiss" – 5:20
  2. "Song for a Future Generation" – 7:54

Chart positions

ChartsPeak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 9

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