Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland

"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" is the second single from the album Bouncing off the Satellites by The B-52's. The single peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play, their fourth Top 10 entry on that chart.[1] It was one of the last songs that Ricky Wilson recorded.[2] The song title refers to Antonio Carlos Jobim's 1963 hit song "The Girl from Ipanema".

"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
Single by The B-52's
from the album Bouncing off the Satellites
Released1986
GenreNew wave
Length4:22
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson
Producer(s)Tony Mansfield
Shep Pettibone
The B-52's singles chronology
"Summer of Love"
(1986)		 "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
(1986)		 "Wig"
(1987)

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. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 34.
  2. Che, Cathy. "52's Still Rockin' at 25". The Advocate. Here Publishing. Retrieved 13 January 2017.


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