Party Mix! is a 1981 remix

Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

 album by The B-52's

The B-52's

The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...

, released in between their second album Wild Planet

Wild Planet

Wild Planet is the second studio album by The B-52's, released in 1980. It contains the band's first experiments using electronic drum machines....

and the Mesopotamia EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

. On the original vinyl, this six-song collection contained songs from their first two albums remixed and sequenced to form two long songs, one on each side. On the CD version, however, all the songs feature their own tracks.

In the US, Party Mix! and a 1990 remix version of Mesopotamia were combined onto one CD, released in 1991. In the UK however, both albums were available on separate CDs. Some early pressings of Party Mix on CD featured a more yellow background than green. This was corrected on later pressings.

Track listing

1. "Party Out of Bounds
   Party Out of Bounds
   "Party Out of Bounds" is the title of a 1980 song by The B-52s, from their album Wild Planet. It is also the name of a music show on Sirius Satellite Radio hosted by the band's lead male vocalist, Fred Schneider....
   
    (Remix)" (Schneider, Strickland, Wilson, Wilson, Pierson)
2. "Private Idaho
   Private Idaho (song)
   "Private Idaho" is a single released by The B-52's from their album Wild Planet.The single was their second Billboard Hot 100 chart entry, at #74...
   
    (Remix)" (Schneider, Strickland, Wilson, Wilson, Pierson)
3. "Give Me Back My Man
   Give Me Back My Man
   "Give Me Back My Man" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band The B-52's. It was released as the second single from their 1980 album Wild Planet...
   
    (Remix)" (Schneider, Strickland, Wilson, Wilson)
4. "Lava (Remix)" (The B-52's)
5. "Dance This Mess Around (Remix)" (The B-52's)
6. "52 Girls (Remix)" (J. Ayers, R. Wilson)

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	79
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	36
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	55