Song · Oingo Boingo
“Skin” by Oingo Boingo
From the album Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)
“Skin” by Oingo Boingo appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2003. It was first released in 1990 on the album Dark at the End of the Tunnel. Its best result is #49 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #141 alternative song of 1990 and #4,307 alternative song of all time.
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"Skin" comes from Dark at the End of the Tunnel, the album Oingo Boingo put out in early 1990, and Danny Elfman wrote it, words and music. Bill Jackson and Jeff Lord-Alge recorded it, with Csaba Petocz and Jim Scott handling additional recording, Talley Sherwood engineering and Brian Soucy assisting, and Chris Lord-Alge mixed the final track.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 212 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) | 299 |
| 2003 | 822 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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