| I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
| Album: | Tropical Gangsters |
| B-Side: | Table Manners" "No Fish Today |
| Released: | April 30, 1982 April 1993 (re-release) |
| Recorded: | 1981–1982 |
| Studio: | Blank Tapes and Electric Lady Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Pop, Latin pop |
| Length: | 5:16 (album version) 3:45 (7") 6:12 (12") |
| Label: | ZE Records, Sire Records, Island Records |
| Producer: | August Darnell |
| Prev Title: | Don't Take My Coconuts |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Stool Pigeon |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby" is a 1982 song by Kid Creole and the Coconuts from their album Tropical Gangsters. It was the first single released from Tropical Gangsters and their first major hit reaching a peak of no. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It also reached no. 18 on the US Club Play chart.
In 1993, the single was remixed by Brothers in Rhythm and released as a single to promote the compilation album .
| Chart (1982) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 82 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] | 21 |
| New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)[3] | 49 |
| UK (UK Singles Chart)[4] | 4 |
| US (Billboard Club Play chart)[5] | 18 |
| US (Billboard Hot Black Singles chart) | 44 |