Time Capsule: Songs For a Future Generation is a greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released 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...

 in 1998. The album presents sixteen of their single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 releases and fan-favorite album tracks in chronological order, with the addition of two newly-recorded songs exclusive to this collection. One of them, "Debbie", is a tribute to Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...

 of Blondie

Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...

. Also exclusive to this release is the "Original Unreleased Mix" of their 1986 song "Summer of Love

Summer of Love (The B-52's song)

"Summer of Love" is the first single off the album Bouncing off the Satellites by The B-52's. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, making it their highest entry...

". Editions released in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, Europe and Japan have a different track listing to the US release. The album cover features the five founding band members standing in front of the Unisphere

Unisphere

The Unisphere is a 12-story high, spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth. Located in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in the borough of Queens, New York City, the Unisphere is one of the borough's most iconic and enduring symbols....

.

Track listing

1. "Planet Claire
   Planet Claire
   "Planet Claire" is the second single released by The B-52's from their self-titled debut album The B-52's. The single was their second single to chart anywhere, at #43 in Australia and #24 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, along with album tracks "Rock Lobster" and "Dance This Mess Around"...
   
   "
2. "52 Girls" *
3. "Rock Lobster
   Rock lobster
   Jasus edwardsii, the southern rock lobster, red rock lobster, or spiny rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found throughout coastal waters of southern Australia and New Zealand including the Chatham Islands. This species is commonly called crayfish or crays in New Zealand and in Māori...
   
   " (single edit)
4. "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....
   
   " *
5. "Strobelight" *
6. "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...
   
   "
7. "Quiche Lorraine" *
8. "Mesopotamia" (remix)
9. "Song for a Future Generation
   Song for a Future Generation
   "Song for a Future Generation" is the third single taken from The B-52's 1983 album Whammy!. It peaked at #63 on the UK Singles Chart and also reached number nine on the U.S...
   
   " *
10. "Summer of Love
    Summer of Love (The B-52's song)
    "Summer of Love" is the first single off the album Bouncing off the Satellites by The B-52's. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, making it their highest entry...
    
    " (Original Unreleased Mix)
11. "Channel Z
    Channel Z (song)
    "Channel Z" is a single by The B-52's from their 1989 album Cosmic Thing. The song was about a fictional radio station whose motto was "Channel Z: All static, all day, Forever!". Television sets of the era typically had two analog channel selector dials, one for VHF band and one for UHF. The UHF...
    
    "
12. "Deadbeat Club
    Deadbeat Club
    "Deadbeat Club" was the fifth and last single released from The B-52's' album Cosmic Thing. It peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. Based on chart performance, "Deadbeat Club" falls behind only the singles, "Love Shack", "Roam" and "Good Stuff" as their biggest hit. The song is about the...
    
    " (Single Mix)
13. "Love Shack
    Love Shack
    "Love Shack" is a single by rock band The B-52's. Originally released in 1989 from their album Cosmic Thing, the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller...
    
    "
14. "Roam
    Roam
    "Roam" was the fourth single from The B-52's' 1989 hit album Cosmic Thing, following " Cosmic Thing," "Channel Z," and "Love Shack." Roam was a number-three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1990. The vocals are sung by Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson.The Discovery Channel used...
    
    "
15. "Good Stuff
    Good Stuff (The B-52's song)
    "Good Stuff" is a song by The B-52's and title track from their 1992 album. The song placed at #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also placed #21 in the UK. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993 for best alternative rock...
    
    "
16. "Is That You Mo-Dean?
    Is That You Mo-Dean?
    "Is That You Mo-Dean?" is a song by The B-52's released as the second single from their album Good Stuff. It was written by all the band members...
    
    " (edit)
17. "Debbie
    Debbie (song)
    "Debbie" is the only single off the compilation album Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation by The B-52's. The song is a tribute to Debbie Harry of the band Blondie The single's music video was directed by Ramaa Mosley.-Track listing:...
    
    " (new recording)
18. "Hallucinating Pluto" (new recording)

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
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...	93