Oingo Boingo discography

Oingo Boingo discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	8
↙Live albums	1
↙Compilation albums	6
↙EPs	2
↙Singles	14
↙Music videos	9
↙Soundtracks	1
↙Tribute and cover albums	2

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, fourteen singles, nine music videos, and a list of soundtrack appearances.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US
1981	Only a Lad Released: June 19, 1981 Label: A&M Records Formats: CD, LP	—	—
1982	Nothing to Fear Released: June 22, 1982 Label: A&M Records Formats: CD, LP	—	—
1983	Good for Your Soul Released: July 26, 1983 Label: A&M Records Formats: CD, LP	—	—
1984	So-Lo 1 Released: November 11, 1984 Label: MCA Records Format: CD, LP	—	—
1985	Dead Man's Party Released: October 28, 1985 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP	98	Gold
1987	Boi-ngo Released: March 2, 1987 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP	77	—
1990	Dark at the End of the Tunnel Released: February 20, 1990 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP	72	—
1994	Boingo 2 Released: May 17, 1994 Label: Giant Records Formats: CD, LP	71	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

• ¹ Danny Elfman solo album, but generally thought of as an Oingo Boingo release.
• 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, LP

Compilations

Year	Album details
1988	Boingo Alive Released: September 26, 1988 Label: MCA Records Format: CD, LP
1989	The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet Released: 1989 Label: A&M Records Format: CD, LP
1990	Stay Released: 1990 Label: MCA Records Format: CD, LP
1991	Best O' Boingo Released: September 17, 1991 Label: MCA Records Format: CD, LP
1999	Anthology Released: November 2, 1999 Label: Hip-O Records Format: CD, LP
2002	The Best of Oingo Boingo: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Released: September 24, 2002 Label: MCA Records Format: CD, LP

Extended plays

Year	Album details
1979	Demo EP Released: 1979
1980	Oingo Boingo Released: September 17, 1980 Label: I.R.S. Records Format: CD, LP

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 Released: May 24, 2005 Label: Indianola Records Format: CD, LP
2006	Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust Released: 2006 Label: Format: CD, LP

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions			Album
		U.S.	U.S. Modern Rock	UK
1976	"You Got Your Baby Back"1	-	-	-
1980	"Only a Lad"	-	-	-	Only a Lad
1983	"Wake Up (It's 1984)"	-	-	-	Good for Your Soul
1985	"Weird Science"	45	-	-	Dead Man's Party
1986	"Just Another Day"	85	-	-
1986	"Dead Man's Party"	-	-	-
1986	"Stay"	-	-	-
1986	"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"	-	-	-
1990	"When the Lights Go Out"	-	15	-
1994	"Insanity"	-	-	-	Boingo
1994	"Hey!"	-	23	-

• ¹As "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo."

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)	Album
1981	"Little Girls"		Only a Lad
1982	"Private Life"		Nothing to Fear
1983	"Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me"		Good for Your Soul
1984	"Gratitude"		So-Lo
1985	"Weird Science"		Dead Man's Party
1986	"Just Another Day"
	"Dead Man's Party"
	"Stay"
1990	"Out of Control"		Dark at the End of the Tunnel
1994	"Insanity"		Boingo

Bootlegs

Only A Lad Demos & Outtakes

Other appearances

Year	Song	Release	Notes
1982	"Better Luck Next Time"	The Last American Virgin soundtrack
	"Goodbye, Goodbye"	Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture
1984	"Wild Sex (In the Working Class)"	Sixteen Candles
	"Something Isn't Right"	Bachelor Party soundtrack
	"Bachelor Party"
	"Who Do You Want to Be"	Bachelor Party
	"Hold Me Back"	Surf II
	"Only a Lad"
1986	Fast Times Theme	Fast Times
	"Dead Man's Party"	Back to School Back to School soundtrack	The band appeared in the film and performed the song.
	"No One Lives Forever"	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 soundtrack
	"Not My Slave"	Something Wild
1987	"Home Again"	Wisdom
	"Same Man I Was Before"	My Best Friend Is a Vampire
	"Happy"	Summer School soundtrack	Danny Elfman song.
	"Who Do You Want to Be"	Teen Wolf Too soundtrack
	"Not My Slave"	Like Father Like Son
1988	"Try to Believe"	Midnight Run	Different from album version of Dark at the End of the Tunnel.
1989	"Flesh 'N Blood"	Ghostbusters II Ghostbusters II soundtrack
	"Winning Side"	She's Out of Control soundtrack
1990	"Skin"	Nightbreed	Cover version, not performed by Oingo Boingo.
	"Violent Love"	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1992	"We Close Our Eyes"	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack	Cover version by Susanna Hoffs.
1997	"No One Lives Forever"	Casper: A Spirited Beginning
	"Home Again"	Home Alone 3
1999	"Forbidden Zone"	Dilbert intro theme, 1999-2000	Slightly altered version.
2001	"Stay"	Donnie Darko Director's Cut Donnie Darko soundtrack
2005	"Capitalism"	Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room soundtrack
	"Who Do You Want to Be"	Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Tony Hawk's American Sk8land	Live version from Boingo Alive.
2006	"Dead Man's Party"	NCIS, episode "Witch Hunt"
		Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
2007	"Only a Lad"	Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
2009	"Weird Science"	American Idol season 8	During San Francisco auditions.

• The music video of "Weird Science" made an appearance in Beavis and Butt-head. However, the duo disliked the song: Butt-head believed that "this guy (Danny Elfman) thinks he's smart," while Beavis thought "college music sucks." The duo decided to change the channel.

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