Album · Oingo Boingo
BOI-NGO by Oingo Boingo
BOI-NGO is an album by Oingo Boingo, released in 1987. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 35 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “We Close Our Eyes”, on 17 lists with a best position of #22.
BOI-NGO, Oingo Boingo's sixth album, came out on MCA in 1987 with Danny Elfman producing, and it catches the band deep in their pop period, when the Southern California favorites had traded some of their early ska-and-punk mania for sleeker hooks. Elfman's nervy, theatrical yelp still sits up front, Steve Bartek's guitar and the horns of Leon Schneiderman, Sam "Sluggo" Phipps and Dale Turner snap around him, and bassist John Avila and drummer Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez keep it moving.
"Pain", "We Close Our Eyes" and "Not My Slave" were the singles, and together they show the range: dark, twitchy new wave with a big melodic heart. Not bad for a group that started life as a surrealist musical theater troupe.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from BOI-NGO on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Close Our Eyes | 17 | #22 | – | 1987–2023 | |
| 2 | Pain | 7 | #3 | – | 1986–1998 | |
| 3 | Not My Slave | 9 | #21 | – | 1986–2003 | |
| 4 | Elevator Man | 2 | #61 | – | 1987–1988 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.