Rock Lobster
Rock Lobster
Song Information
Artist: B-52's
Composition/Lyrics: Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson
Album: Rock Lobster (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 music 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 | — |