Song · Oingo Boingo
“Violent Love” by Oingo Boingo
From the EP Oingo Boingo (1980)
“Violent Love” by Oingo Boingo appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1988 and 1998. It was first released in 1980 on the EP Oingo Boingo. Its best result is #114 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,774 alternative song of all time.
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"Violent Love" is Oingo Boingo taking a Willie Dixon song and flipping it into ska, and it came aboard as a late addition to their self-titled 1980 debut EP. That record started life as a demo, pressed on 10-inch vinyl and handed around before the band had a deal; when I.R.S. picked it up for a proper release, "Forbidden Zone", cut for the then-unreleased film of that name, came off and this cover went on.
Jo Julian produced it, Michael Boshears engineered and mixed, and Jim Cypherd also worked the board. Steve Bartek plays guitar and Kerry Hatch bass, while Sam "Sluggo" Phipps and Leon Schneiderman on saxophones and Dale Turner on trombone give the horn section plenty to shout about, turning the whole thing into a jittery new wave dance-floor stomp.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 114 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 290 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1998 | 464 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
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