Tell It Like It T-I-Is

1992 single by the B-52's

"Tell It Like It T-I-Is"

Single by the B-52's

from the album Good Stuff

B-side

"The World's Green Laughter"

Released

August 31, 1992 (1992-08-31)^[1]

Recorded

Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)

Length

5:13

Label

Reprise

Songwriter(s)

Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland

Producer(s)

Nile Rodgers

The B-52's singles chronology

"Is That You Mo-Dean?"
(1992)

"Tell It Like It T-I-Is"
(1992)

"Revolution Earth"
(1993)

"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" is a song by American new wave band the B-52's from their sixth studio album, Good Stuff (1992). It was issued as the album's third single on August 31, 1992. This song reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart and number 13 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Tracklisting

7"

"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" (Edit) – 4:19
"The World's Green Laughter" (LP Version) – 4:04

12"

"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" (Edit) – 4:19
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" (MK Respect Mix) – 5:47
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" (MK Mix) – 7:42
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" (MK Dub) – 6:19
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" (MK Underground Mix) – 7:27

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	61
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	13

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 29, 1992. p. 17.
^ "B-52's: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ "The B-52s 2 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2022.