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The first single from the album was released on January 29, 2008, and is the title track, "Funplex". A music video was filmed in West Hollywood on March 1, 2008, and featured a cameo appearance by RuPaul, who had previously appeared in the video for "Love Shack".¹³

Funplex debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 30,000 copies in its first week.¹⁴

The second single from the album was "Juliet of the Spirits".

Alternate versions

The CD, packed in the Digipak format, was released in three, front cover color variants of the lettering in the album title and the band's shadows: the original (shown above) in gray, multi-colored, and hot pink. In the colored versions, the coloring covers the band's instruments while the band members themselves, along with the band's logotype, retain their original rendering throughout all versions.¹⁵

Exclusive, limited-edition autographed copies were offered by Newbury Comics and FYE, as well during the Funplex 2008 tour, and a special limited-edition double-disc set of Funplex was available only at Target stores in the US. The bonus disc features five live tracks recorded at the band's November 16, 2007, concert at the Roxy in Los Angeles. Two additional live tracks from that same concert were available exclusively on iTunes.¹⁶

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by the B-52s, music by Keith Strickland and lyrics and vocal melodies by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson.¹⁷

1. "Pump" – 4:53
2. "Hot Corner" – 3:24
3. "Ultraviolet" – 4:25
4. "Juliet of the Spirits" – 4:22
5. "Funplex" – 4:07
6. "Eyes Wide Open" – 5:35
7. "Love in the Year 3000" – 4:14
8. "Deviant Ingredient" – 4:50
9. "Too Much to Think About" – 3:47
10. "Dancing Now" – 4:02
11. "Keep This Party Going" – 4:31

iTunes-exclusive deluxe version bonus tracks

2. "Private Idaho" (Live at the Roxy) – 4:00
3. "Planet Claire" (Live at the Roxy) – 5:28

Target-exclusive bonus CD: Live at the Roxy in L.A.

1. "Party Out of Bounds" – 3:45
2. "Channel Z" – 5:26
3. "Roam" – 5:13
4. "Strobe Light" – 4:38
5. "Rock Lobster" – 5:33

Personnel

The B-52s

• Fred Schneider – vocals, cowbell (track 6)
• Kate Pierson – vocals
• Cindy Wilson – vocals
• Keith Strickland – guitars, keyboards, programming, bass (tracks 1–2 & 11)

Additional musicians

• Tracy Wormworth – bass (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 11)
• Zachary Alford – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, & 8–9)
• Sterling Campbell – drums (tracks 2, 6–7 & 10–11)
• Steve Osbourne – organ (tracks 1 & 3), bass & timpani (track 9)
• Pete Davis – keyboards, synth programming (tracks 2, 4, 6–8 & 10–11) drum programming (tracks 4 & 7)
• Dave McCracken – programming (tracks 5 & 9)
• Damian Taylor – effects programming (tracks 1, 3, 5, & 8–9)
• Sharon Adl-Doost – intro vocal (track 1)

Production

• Producer: Steve Osborne
• Engineers: Dan Austin, Rick Morris, Pete Davis, Keith Strickland, Kris Sampson
• Mixing: Steve Osborne
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Artwork

• Art direction and design: Jeri Heiden & John Heiden
• Photography: Joseph Cultice
• Music: Gerard Kelly, Kristofer Buckle
• Stylist: Robert Molnar

Chart performance

Album

Singles

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