Cosmic Thing

~ Recording by The B‐52’s

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52sEarth Girls Are EasyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1989-05-09
Sire Records925835-2
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
  • US1989-06-06
Reprise Records9 25854-2
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
  • US1989-06-06
Reprise RecordsR1-25854
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
  • US1989-06-06
Reprise Records9 25854-4
1.1Cosmic Thing3:50The B-52’sCosmic ThingThe B-52’sAlbum
Reprise Records25854-1
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Reprise Records775114T, W2 25854
1.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Reprise Records7599-25854-2
1.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Reprise RecordsW2 25854
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Reprise Records925 854-2
1.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Reprise Records9 25854-2
1.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Reprise RecordsCD 25854
1.1Cosmic Thing3:50The B‐52sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Reprise RecordsWX 283
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Reprise Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)9 25854-2, D 114742
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Reprise Records7599-25854-2
2.7Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52’sNude on the Moon: The B‐52’s AnthologyThe B‐52’sAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-01-15
Rhino (reissue label)R2 78357
1.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52’sCosmic Thing (HDCD, Remastered)The B‐52’sAlbum
Audio FidelityAFZ 077
5.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52sOriginal Album SeriesThe B‐52’sAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-09-11
Rhino (reissue label)R2 532052
6.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52sThe Complete Studio Album Collection 1979-1992The B‐52’sAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-08-27
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
  • -2015-04-21
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.6Cosmic Thing3:50The B‐52’sPlaylist: New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
1.1Cosmic Thing3:55The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
  • US2018-11-23
Reprise RecordsRCV1 25854
1.1Cosmic Thing3:53The B‐52’sCosmic Thing (30th anniversary expanded edition)The B‐52’sAlbum
  • US2019-06-28
Rhino (reissue label)R2 595939
1.1Cosmic Thing3:51The B‐52’sCosmic ThingThe B‐52’sAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
Bootleg
1.15(Shake That) Cosmic Thing?:??The B-52’sEarth Girls Are EasyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2010-05-08
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]

Relationships

programming:Richard Hilton
additional engineer:Paul Angelli
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle)
Patrick Dillett
Keith Freedman
engineer:Tom Durack
producer:Nile Rodgers
mixer:Tom Durack
Nile Rodgers
bass guitar [bass] and background vocals:Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):Leroy Clouden
Sonny Emory
Steve Ferrone
guest drums (drum set):Steve Ferrone
guitar:Keith Strickland
keyboard [keyboards]:Richard Hilton
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
Tommy Mandel
Philippe Saisse
vocals:Kate Pierson
Fred Schneider
Cindy Wilson
recorded at and mixed at:Skyline Studios in New York, United States
recording of:Cosmic Thing

Cosmic Thing

writer:Kate Pierson
Fred Schneider
Keith Strickland
Cindy Wilson