Channel Z (song)

"Channel Z"
Single by The B-52's
from the album Cosmic Thing
Released	1989
Recorded	Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY
Genre	New Wave, Post-punk
Label	Reprise
Writer(s)	The B-52's
Producer	Nile Rodgers Don Was
The B-52's singles chronology
"(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" (1989) "Channel Z" (1989) "Love Shack" (1989)

"Channel Z" is a single by The B-52's from their 1989 album Cosmic Thing. The song was about a fictional radio station whose motto was "Channel Z: All static, all day, Forever!". Television sets of the era typically had two analog channel selector dials, one for VHF band and one for UHF. The UHF band was selected by a channel 'U' on the VHF dial. The song peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it topped the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's music video features the B-52's playing on stage in front of an audience, along with clips of them running through a forest. It was shot outside of New York City, according to the credits of The B-52's 1979–1989.

See also

• Number one modern rock hits of 1989