Song · Boomtown Rats
“Skin on Skin” by Boomtown Rats
From the album V Deep (1982)
“Skin on Skin” by Boomtown Rats appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1982 and 1988. It was first released in 1982 on the album V Deep. Its best result is #52 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #76 alternative song of 1982 and #5,940 alternative song of all time.
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"Skin on Skin" arrived in March 1982 as part of V Deep, the Boomtown Rats' fifth album, and Bob Geldof wrote it alone, words and music. It comes from a band in the middle of a reshuffle: guitarist Gerry Cott was gone, and this was the first Rats record released as a five-piece.
That's the pun buried in the album's title, which reads "five deep" rather than "vee deep". The Roman numeral does double duty, counting both the records so far and the players left standing. "House on Fire" gave the album its minor hit, with "Skin on Skin" among the Geldof songs keeping it company.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 52 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 332 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
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