Rock Lobster

Rock Lobster

Song Information

Rock Lobster's banner.

Artist: B-52's
Composition/Lyrics: Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson
Album: Rock Lobster single (1978)
BPM: 170-186
Length: 1:45
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

We were at a party
His ear lobe fell in the deep
Someone reached in and grabbed it
It was a rock lobster

We were at the beach
Everybody had matching towels
Somebody went under a dock
And there they saw a rock
It wasn't a rock
It was a rock lobster

Let's rock!

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

• Rock Lobster features its promotional video, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
• When selecting Rock Lobster, the announcer might say "Taking it back to 1979.", "Rock on.", "Now this is a party track!" and "Rock lobster!".
• Rock Lobster was ranked #147 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
• Despite that Rock Lobster's BPM is displayed as 170-186, it actually ranges from 175.6 to 190.1.

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	87 / 0	164 / 19	268 / 60	349 / 43	- / - / -	162 / 31	294 / 55	362 / 45	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3	N/A	4	5	7	—	4	6	8	—