Oingo Boingo discography

The discography of Oingo Boingo, an American new wave band, consists of eight studio albums, one live album, six compilation albums, two extended plays, one soundtrack, seventeen singles, ten music videos, and a list of soundtrack appearances.

Oingo Boingo discography
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums6
Music videos10
EPs2
Singles17
Soundtrack albums1
Tribute albums2

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
AUS
[1]
1981 Only a Lad 172
1982 Nothing to Fear
  • Released: June 22, 1982
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
148
1983 Good for Your Soul
  • Released: July 26, 1983
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
144
1984 So-Lo 1
  • Released: November 11, 1984
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
1985 Dead Man's Party
  • Released: October 28, 1985
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
98 65 Gold
1987 Boi-ngo
  • Released: March 2, 1987
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
77 98
1990 Dark at the End of the Tunnel
  • Released: February 20, 1990
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
72
1994 Boingo 2
  • Released: May 17, 1994
  • Label: Giant Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
71
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
  • 1 Released as a Danny Elfman solo album but performed by the band.
  • 2 Released as "Boingo".

Live albums

Year Album details
1996 Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995
  • Released: April 16, 1996
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Format: CD, Cassette

Compilations

Year Album details
1988 Boingo Alive
  • Released: September 26, 1988
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
1989 The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
1990 Stay
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Format: LP, CD, Cassette (Brazil only)
1991 Best O' Boingo
  • Released: September 17, 1991
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Format: LP, CD
1999 Anthology
2002 The Best of Oingo Boingo: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

Year Album details
1979 Demo EP
  • Released: October 1979
  • Self-released
  • Format: EP
1980 Oingo Boingo

Soundtracks

Year Album details
1980 Forbidden Zone
  • Released: 1980
  • Label:
  • Format: CD, LP

Tribute albums

Year Album details
2005 Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo
2006 Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust
  • Released: 2006
  • Label:
  • Format: CD

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. Alt UK Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]
1976 "You Got Your Baby Back"1 - - - -
1980 "Only a Lad" - - - - Oingo Boingo
1981 "Only a Lad" - - - - Only a Lad
"Little Girls" - - -
1982 "Private Life" - - - - Nothing To Fear
1983 "Wake Up (It's 1984)" - - - - Good for Your Soul
1984 "Gratitude"2 - - - - So-Lo
1985 "Weird Science" 45 - - 39 Dead Man's Party
1986 "Just Another Day" 85 - - -
"Dead Man's Party" - - - -
"Stay" - - - 30
"Pain" - - - - BOI-NGO
1987 "Not My Slave" - - - -
1988 "Winning Side" - 14 - - Boingo Alive
1989 "Flesh and Blood" - - - - Dark at the End of the Tunnel
1990 "Out of Control" - - - -
"When the Lights Go Out" - 15 - -
1994 "Insanity"3 - - - - Boingo
1994 "Hey!"3 - 23 - -

Music videos

YearSongDirector(s)Album
1981"Little Girls"Richard ElfmanOnly a Lad
1982"Private Life"Richard ElfmanNothing to Fear
1983"Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me"Richard ElfmanGood for Your Soul
1984"Gratitude"Graeme WhiflerSo-Lo
1985"Weird Science"Dead Man's Party
1986"Just Another Day"Stephen R. Johnson
"Dead Man's Party"
"Stay"David Hogan
1990"Out of Control"Dark at the End of the Tunnel
1994"Insanity"Boingo

Other appearances

This section is intended to be a compendium of the many tracks that Oingo Boingo has recorded for TV and film soundtracks, as well as various artists compilation albums. It also includes previously released songs that have been included in TV, film and other media.

YearSongAppearanceNotes
1979"I'm Afraid"L.A. In: A Collection of Los Angeles Rock and New Wave Bands compilationThe first official release to be credited to "Oingo Boingo," as opposed to "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo"
1981"I've Got to Be Entertained"LongshotNo official soundtrack release. Band appears in film, performing the song.
"Ain't This the Life"Urgh! A Music War! film
Urgh! A Music War soundtrack
Band appears in film, performing the song. Recorded at The Whisky in Hollywood, CA on August 17th, 1980. Original studio versions previously released on Oingo Boingo demo EP and Oingo Boingo EP.
1982"Better Luck Next Time"The Last American Virgin soundtrack
"Goodbye, Goodbye"Fast Times at Ridgemont High film
Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack
1984"Wild Sex (In the Working Class)"Sixteen CandlesNo official soundtrack release; previously released on Nothing to Fear
"Something Isn't Right"Bachelor Party soundtrack
"Bachelor Party"
"Who Do You Want to Be"Bachelor Party filmDoes not appear on soundtrack; previously released on Good for Your Soul
"Hold Me Back"Surf IINo official soundtrack release
"Only a Lad"No official soundtrack release; previously released on Only a Lad
1985"Weird Science"Weird Science film
Weird Science soundtrack
Also released as a single. A longer, different mix would later appear on Dead Man's Party.
1986"Fast Times"Fast TimesNo official soundtrack release
"Take Your Medicine"Live! For Life compilation
"Dead Man's Party"Back to School film
Back to School soundtrack
Band appears in film, performing the song. Previously released on Dead Man's Party.
"No One Lives Forever"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 film
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 soundtrack
From Dead Man's Party
"Not My Slave"Something Wild soundtrackA different mix would later appear on BOI-NGO
1987"Home Again"WisdomDoes not appear on soundtrack; reissued on BOI-NGO
"Same Man I Was Before"My Best Friend Is a VampireNo official soundtrack release; previously released on Dead Man's Party
"Happy"Summer School soundtrackCredited to Danny Elfman, who also scored the film
"Who Do You Want to Be"Teen Wolf Too film
Teen Wolf Too soundtrack
From Good for Your Soul
"Not My Slave"Like Father Like SonNo official soundtrack release; previously released on BOI-NGO
1988"Try to Believe"Midnight Run film
Midnight Run soundtrack
Credited to Mosley & The B-Men. Instrumental version appears in film; vocal version appears on soundtrack. A different version would later appear on Dark at the End of the Tunnel.
1989"Flesh 'N Blood"Ghostbusters II film
Ghostbusters II soundtrack
A different mix would later appear on Dark at the End of the Tunnel
"Winning Side"She's Out of Control soundtrackFrom Boingo Alive
1990"Country Skin"Nightbreed film
Nightbreed soundtrack
Country & western version of "Skin," performed by Michael Stanton. Oingo Boingo version previously released on Dark at the End of the Tunnel.
"Violent Love"The Adventures of Ford Fairlane filmDoes not appear on soundtrack; previously released on Oingo Boingo EP
1992"We Close Our Eyes"Buffy the Vampire Slayer film
Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack
Performed by Susanna Hoffs. Oingo Boingo version previously released on BOI-NGO.
1993"Weird Science"Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)Appears in season 2 episode "Scientific Stuff." From Dead Man's Party.
1994-1998"Weird Science"Weird Science (TV series)Used as intro theme song. From Dead Man's Party
1997"No One Lives Forever"Casper: A Spirited Beginning film
Casper: A Spirited Beginning soundtrack
From Dead Man's Party
"Home Again"Home Alone 3 film
Home Alone 3 soundtrack
From BOI-NGO
1999-2000"Forbidden Zone"DilbertRe-recorded and rearranged version used for intro theme song. No official soundtrack release; original Oingo Boingo versions previously released on Oingo Boingo demo EP and Forbidden Zone soundtrack.
2001"Stay"Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut film
Donnie Darko soundtrack
Does not appear on original soundtrack but was included on the British two-disc reissue in 2004. From Dead Man's Party.
2005"Capitalism"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room film
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room soundtrack
From Only a Lad
"Who Do You Want to Be"Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land
From Boingo Alive
2006"Dead Man's Party"NCISAppears in season 4 episode "Witch Hunt." From Dead Man's Party.
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4From Dead Man's Party
2007"Only a Lad"Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80sFrom Only a Lad
2009"Weird Science"American IdolAppears during San Francisco auditions in season 8. From Dead Man's Party.
2011"Weird Science"Rock Band 3Supplemental downloadable content for video game. From Dead Man's Party.
2015"Weird Science"Rick and Morty (TV series)Appears in season 2 trailer. From Dead Man's Party.
2017"Just Another Day"Stranger Things (TV Series)Appears in season 2 episode "Madmax." From Dead Man's Party.

References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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