Funplex

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title: "Funplex" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["the-b-52's-albums", "2008-albums", "albums-produced-by-steve-osborne", "astralwerks-albums"] description: "Album by the B-52s" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funplex" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Album by the B-52s ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]

Field	Value
name	Funplex
type	studio
artist	the B-52s
cover	Funplex.jpg
border	yes
released	March 25, 2008
recorded	September 2006 – November 2007
* Rock<ref name	"BBC"/
* pop rock<ref name	"Pitchfork"/
* dance-pop<ref name	"Pitchfork"/
* electropop<ref name	"Pitchfork"/
* new wave<ref name	"AllMusic 2008"/
length	48:17
label	Astralwerks
producer	Steve Osborne
prev_title	Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology
prev_year	2002
next_title	With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
next_year	2011
misc	{{Singles
name	Funplex
type	studio
single1	Funplex
single1date	January 29, 2008
single2	Juliet of the Spirits
single2date	September 9, 2008
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| name = Funplex | type = studio | artist = the B-52s | cover = Funplex.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = March 25, 2008 | recorded = September 2006 – November 2007 | studio = | genre =

• Rock
• pop rock
• dance-pop
• electropop
• new wave | length = 48:17 | label = Astralwerks | producer = Steve Osborne | prev_title = Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Funplex | type = studio | single1 = Funplex | single1date = January 29, 2008 | single2 = Juliet of the Spirits | single2date = September 9, 2008 | MC = 64/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = BBC Music | rev2score = (favorable) | rev3 = Billboard | rev3score = (favorable) | rev4 = Blender | rev4score = | rev5 = Entertainment Weekly | rev5score = B+ | rev6 = Pitchfork | rev6score = 6.6/10 | rev7 = PopMatters | rev7score = | rev8 = Robert Christgau | rev8score = A− | rev9 = Slant | rev9score = | rev10 = Spin | rev10score = Funplex is the seventh studio album by the B-52s, recorded during 2006 and 2007. The album was released on March 25, 2008, by Astralwerks Records. It was the first album of new material the group had released since Good Stuff in 1992, although the band did record two new songs for their 1998 compilation album Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation.

Single releases

The first single from the album was released on January 29, 2008, and is the title track, "Funplex". A music video was filmed in West Hollywood on March 1, 2008, and featured a cameo appearance by RuPaul, who had previously appeared in the video for "Love Shack".

Funplex debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 30,000 copies in its first week.

The second single from the album was "Juliet of the Spirits".

Alternate versions

The CD, packed in the Digipak format, was released in three, front cover color variants of the lettering in the album title and the band's shadows: the original (shown above) in gray, multi-colored, and hot pink. In the colored versions, the coloring covers the band's instruments while the band members themselves, along with the band's logotype, retain their original rendering throughout all versions.

Exclusive, limited-edition autographed copies were offered by Newbury Comics and FYE, as well during the Funplex 2008 tour, and a special limited-edition double-disc set of Funplex was available only at Target stores in the US. The bonus disc features five live tracks recorded at the band's November 16, 2007, concert at the Roxy in Los Angeles. Two additional live tracks from that same concert were available exclusively on iTunes.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by the B-52s, music by Keith Strickland and lyrics and vocal melodies by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson.

1. "Pump" – 4:53
2. "Hot Corner" – 3:24
3. "Ultraviolet" – 4:25
4. "Juliet of the Spirits" – 4:22
5. "Funplex" – 4:07
6. "Eyes Wide Open" – 5:35
7. "Love in the Year 3000" – 4:14
8. "Deviant Ingredient" – 4:50
9. "Too Much to Think About" – 3:47
10. "Dancing Now" – 4:02
11. "Keep This Party Going" – 4:31

iTunes-exclusive deluxe version bonus tracks

1. "Private Idaho" (Live at the Roxy) – 4:00
2. "Planet Claire" (Live at the Roxy) – 5:28

'*Target-exclusive bonus CD: *Live at the Roxy in L.A.'''''

1. "Party Out of Bounds" – 3:45
2. "Channel Z" – 5:26
3. "Roam" – 5:13
4. "Strobe Light" – 4:38
5. "Rock Lobster" – 5:33

Personnel

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/The_B52s_en_Barcelona_9.jpg" caption="The B-52s onstage in 2008"] ::

The B-52s

• Fred Schneider – vocals, cowbell (track 6)
• Kate Pierson – vocals
• Cindy Wilson – vocals
• Keith Strickland – guitars, keyboards, programming, bass (tracks 1–2 & 11)

Additional musicians

• Tracy Wormworth – bass (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 11)
• Zachary Alford – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, & 8–9)
• Sterling Campbell – drums (tracks 2, 6–7 & 10–11)
• Steve Osbourne – organ (tracks 1 & 3), bass & timpani (track 9)
• Pete Davis – keyboards, synth programming (tracks 2, 4, 6–8 & 10–11) drum programming (tracks 4 & 7)
• Dave McCracken – programming (tracks 5 & 9)
• Damian Taylor – effects programming (tracks 1, 3, 5, & 8–9)
• Sharon Adl-Doost – intro vocal (track 1)

Production

• Producer: Steve Osborne
• Engineers: Dan Austin, Rick Morris, Pete Davis, Keith Strickland, Kris Sampson
• Mixing: Steve Osborne
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Artwork

• Art direction and design: Jeri Heiden & John Heiden
• Photography: Joseph Cultice
• Music: Gerard Kelly, Kristofer Buckle
• Stylist: Robert Molnar

Chart performance

Album

::data[format=table] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | Australian Albums (ARIA) | US Billboard 200 Year-End | |---|---|---|---| | 93 | | | | | NA | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Chart | Peak position | "Funplex" | "Juliet of the Spirits" | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2008 | US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 14 | | | | | 2008 | US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 8 | | | | ::

References

References

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9. "Robert Christgau: CG: B-52's".
10. "Slant Magazine".
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