"Give Me Back My Man" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band

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. It was released as the second single from their album ''

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'' (1980), and is one of many solo vocal performances from

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in the band's earlier years.

Live performances

"Give Me Back My Man" was a staple in The B-52's' concerts in the 1980s and was usually one of the first few songs played. Early on, it was played mostly as it was on the record, with Schneider adding glockenspiel. After the release of the ''

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'' album in 1981, the band performed "Give Me Back My Man" and others in the extended style in which they were presented on that album. The song was re-integrated into the set of the B-52's' 2008 Funplex tour.

Track listing

Adapted from

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.The B-52's – Give Me Back My Man track listing
/ref> # "Give Me Back My Man" — 3:52 # "Give Me Back My Man" — 3:42 (instrumental)

Chart performance

The song charted on the U.S.

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chart along with album track "

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" and prior single "

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", reaching number five (chart rules at the time allowed multiple album tracks to occupy the same position together). Released as a single in the UK, it hit number sixty-one on the

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"Weird Al" Yankovic version

The main melody of "Give Me Back My Man" was incorporated into the "Weird Al" Yankovic song "Mr. Popeil" from the studio album ''

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'' (1984), along with female backing vocals that imitate some of the mannerisms of Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson.

References

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