"Love Shack" is a single by American new wave band the B-52's from their 1989 album Cosmic Thing. It was released on June 20, 1989, and was produced by Don Was. The song was a comeback for the band following their decline in popularity in the mid-1980s and the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. "Love Shack" is considered the band's signature song and has been a concert staple since its release. Commercially, the single topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 (becoming their first top-40 hit), and number five on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. Rolling Stone named "Love Shack" the best single of 1989 and ranked it 246th on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.6 The song was also named one of the 365 Songs of the Century in 2001.