Oingo Boingo discography

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Oingo Boingo discography
Studio albums8
Live albums2
Compilation albums5
Music videos10
EPs1
Singles19
Soundtrack albums1
Tribute albums2

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

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1] 		AUS
[2]
1981 Only a Lad
  • Released: June 19, 1981
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 172 —
1982 Nothing to Fear
  • Released: June 22, 1982
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 148 —
1983 Good for Your Soul
  • Released: July 26, 1983
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 144 —
1984 So-Lo 1
  • Released: November 11, 1984
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
 — —
1985 Dead Man's Party
  • Released: October 28, 1985
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 98 65
1987 Boi-ngo
  • Released: March 2, 1987
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 77 98
1990 Dark at the End of the Tunnel
  • Released: February 20, 1990
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 72 —
1994 Boingo 2
  • Released: May 17, 1994
  • Label: Giant
  • Formats: CD, CS
 71 —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
1 ^ Released as a Danny Elfman solo album but often retrospectively attributed to Oingo Boingo
2 ^ Released as "Boingo"

Live albums

Year Album details
1988 Boingo Alive
  • Released: September 26, 1988
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
1996 Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995
  • Released: April 16, 1996
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: CD, CS

Compilations

Year Album details
1989 The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
  • Released: January 10, 1989
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
1990 Stay
  • Released: April 1, 1990
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: LP, CD, CS (Brazil only)
1991 Best O' Boingo
  • Released: September 17, 1991
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: LP, CD
1999 Anthology
  • Released: November 2, 1999
  • Label: Hip-O
  • Format: CD
2002 The Best of Oingo Boingo: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD

Soundtracks

Year Album details
1983 Forbidden Zone

Tribute albums

Year Album details
2005 Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo
2006 Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: A Toast to Oingo Boingo
  • Released: October 30, 2006
  • Label: Dep't of Records
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

Year Album details
1980 Oingo Boingo
  • Released: September 17, 1980
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Format: EP

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US
[4] 		US Alt
[5] 		AUS
[6]
1976 "You Got Your Baby Back" 1 — x — "You Got Your Baby Back" single
1980 "Only a Lad" — x — Oingo Boingo
1981 "Only a Lad" — x — Only a Lad
"Little Girls" — x —
1982 "Private Life" — x — Nothing to Fear
1983 "Wake Up (It's 1984)" — x — Good for Your Soul
1984 "Gratitude" 2 — x — So-Lo
1985 "Weird Science" 45 x 39 Dead Man's Party
1986 "Just Another Day" 85 x —
"Dead Man's Party" — x —
"Stay" — x 30
"Pain" — x — Boi-ngo
1987 "Not My Slave" — x —
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
"Hey!" 3 — 23 —
1 ^ As "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo"
2 ^ As Danny Elfman
3 ^ ^ As Boingo

Music videos

Year Song Director(s) Album
1981 "Little Girls" Richard Elfman Only a Lad
1982 "Private Life" Nothing to Fear
1983 "Nothing Bad Ever Happens" Good for Your Soul
1984 "Gratitude" Graeme Whifler So-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.

Year Song Appearance Notes
1979 "I'm Afraid" L.A. In: A Collection of Los Angeles Rock and New Wave Bands compilation The 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" Longshot No 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 17, 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 Candles No 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 film Does not appear on soundtrack; previously released on Good for Your Soul.
"Hold Me Back" Surf II No 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 Times No official soundtrack release.
"Take Your Medicine" Live! For Life compilation Compilation album of previously unreleased live and studio tracks with the intent of raising funds for the AMC Cancer Research Center.[7]
"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 soundtrack A different mix would later appear on BOI-NGO.
1987 "Home Again" Wisdom Does not appear on soundtrack; reissued on BOI-NGO.
"Same Man I Was Before" My Best Friend Is a Vampire No official soundtrack release; previously released on Dead Man's Party.
"Happy" Summer School soundtrack Credited 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 Son No 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 soundtrack From 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 film Does 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 Appears in season 2 episode "Scientific Stuff". From Dead Man's Party.
1994–1998 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" Dilbert Re-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" NCIS Appears in season 4 episode "Witch Hunt". From Dead Man's Party.
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 From Dead Man's Party.
2007 "Only a Lad" Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s From Only a Lad.
2009 "Weird Science" American Idol Appears during San Francisco auditions in season 8. From Dead Man's Party.
2011 Rock Band 3 Supplemental downloadable content for video game. From Dead Man's Party.
2015 Rick and Morty Appears in season 2 trailer. From Dead Man's Party.
2017 "Just Another Day" Stranger Things Appears in season 2 episode "Madmax". From Dead Man's Party.

References

  1. ^ "Oingo Boingo Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Oingo Boingo – Dead Man's Party". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Oingo Boingo Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Oingo Boingo Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ Live! For Life at Discogs
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