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Wild Planet Cover art by   by  ReleasedAugust 27, 1980RecordedApril 1980Studio,  Length34:44 (UK) /  (US), the B-52's,  (executive producer) chronology
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Wild Planet is the second studio  by , released in 1980.

As with their first album, the B-52's traveled to  in the  to record Wild Planet. Several of the songs from the album had been concert staples since 1978. The band deliberately did not record them for their first album because they had too many tracks and wanted a strong second album, knowing that performing the tracks live would make fans look forward to it.  co-produced the album, and more emphasis was put on production for Wild Planet. Wild Planet was quickly certified gold.

Film director  thanks the band in the credits of the 1991 film  for the use of the song title "". The song itself is not referred to anywhere in the movie.

Critical reception Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingB+7/10

 gave Wild Planet a positive review, calling it an improvement over the band's debut album and "a cinch for hot rotation in rock-oriented discos". On the other hand,  found it less of a danceable success than its predecessor, writing in  in March 1981: "'' and 'Quiche Lorraine' are expert entertainments at best and the wacko parochialism of '' is a positive annoyance. Only on 'Devil in My Car' and '' do they exploit the potential for meaning—cosmic and emotional, respectively—that accrues to the world's greatest  kiddie-novelty  band."  magazine's Frank Rose also felt that it "plainly lacks the relentless exuberance of the group's debut disc", which he considered "partly a result of the production: flatter and duller sounding than its predecessor".

Track listing Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength1."" Schneider Pierson C. Wilson 3:212."Dirty Back Road" R. Wilson Robert Waldrop Pierson C. Wilson 3:213."Runnin' Around" Schneider Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson Pierson Schneider Pierson C. Wilson 3:094."" Schneider Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson C. Wilson4:005."" Schneider Strickland R. Wilson C. Wilson Pierson Schneider Pierson C. Wilson 3:35Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength6."Devil in My Car" Schneider R. Wilson C. Wilson Pierson Pierson C. Wilson Schneider 4:287."Quiche Lorraine" Schneider Strickland R. Wilson Schneider Pierson C. Wilson 3:588."Strobe Light" Schneider Strickland R. Wilson Schneider Pierson C. Wilson 3:599."53 Miles West of Venus" Schneider R. Wilson C. Wilson Pierson Pierson C. Wilson Schneider 4:53Total length:34:44

"Party Out of Bounds" lends its name both to singer Fred Schneider's radio show on , and to an annual charity benefit party held in the band's hometown of .