Song · Oingo Boingo
“Private Life” by Oingo Boingo
From the album Nothing to Fear (1982)
“Private Life” by Oingo Boingo appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1982 on the album Nothing to Fear. Its best result is #82 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,441 alternative song of all time.
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Danny Elfman wrote "Private Life", words and music, for Nothing to Fear, Oingo Boingo's second album, which A&M put out in 1982. The record found the new wave band hitting harder than before: louder electric guitar and percussion, synthesizers used more often and in more ways, sequencers creeping onto some tracks, and a menagerie of odd instruments, a few of which the band had dreamed up and built themselves.
"Private Life" itself exists in two versions. The album first carried a 3:47 mix, but later vinyl pressings and the CD swapped it out for the trimmer 3:18 single mix.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 82 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 371 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 468 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) | 497 |
| 1999 | 624 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 226 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 166 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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