Tell It Like It T-I-Is

"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
Songwriters	Kate Pierson Fred Schneider Keith Strickland
Producer	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, released as the third single from their sixth studio album, Good Stuff (1992). Issued on August 31, 1992 by Reprise Records, the single reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart and number 13 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Keith Strickland, and produced by Nile Rodgers.

Track listing

• 7" single

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

• 12" single

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

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	61
UK Airplay (Music Week)[2]	32
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)	13

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 29, 1992. p. 17.
2. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. October 3, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved November 11, 2025.