"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
Single by the B-52's
from the album Bouncing Off the Satellites
Released1986
StudioSigma Sound (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length4:22
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The B-52's singles chronology
"Summer of Love"
(1986)		 "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
(1986)		 "Wig"
(1987)

"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" is the second single from the fourth studio album Bouncing Off the Satellites by American new wave band the B-52's. The single peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play, their fourth Top 10 entry on that chart.[2] It was one of the last songs that guitarist and founding member Ricky Wilson recorded with the band before his death.[3] The song title refers to Antônio Carlos Jobim's 1963 hit song "The Girl from Ipanema".

Track listing

  1. "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (Extended Mix) – 8:56
  2. "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (Single edit) – 3:58
  3. "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (12" Mix) – 7:05
  4. "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (Dub) – 7:02
  • Track 1 remixed by Shep Pettibone.
  • Tracks 3 and 4 remixed by The Latin Rascals.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 10

References

  1. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (July 13, 2018). "The Deadbeat Club Edition, Part 2". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 34.
  3. ↑ Che, Cathy (5 February 2002). "52's Still Rockin' at 25". The Advocate. Here Publishing. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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