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'''''Dead Man's Party''''' is the fourth [[album]] by [[Oingo Boingo]], released in 1985. It is considered by some to be their breakthrough, due to the inclusion of songs from this album in two movies. The title track was used in the film ''[[Back to School]]'' (wherein Boingo performs the song at a party) and the dancing skeletons in its [[music video]] became one of the most recognized symbols of the band. <ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5593 Dead Man's Party Songfacts] </ref> The album also includes the song "[[Weird Science (song)|Weird Science]]" which was written for the [[John Hughes (film director)|John Hughes]] film [[Weird Science (film)|of the same name]] and later the television series on the USA network. Another track, "No One Lives Forever" was used in the 1986 [[Cannon Group]] production of ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2]]'' and ''[[Casper: A Spirited Beginning]]'', a direct to video release from ''[[Twentieth Century Fox]]'' and ''[[Saban Entertainment]]'' in 1997.
'''''Dead Man's Party''''' is the fourth [[album]] by [[Oingo Boingo]], released in 1985. It is considered by some to be their breakthrough, due to the inclusion of songs from this album in two movies. The title track was used in the film ''[[Back to School]]'' (wherein Boingo performs the song at a party) and the dancing skeletons in its [[music video]] became one of the most recognized symbols of the band. <ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5593 Dead Man's Party Songfacts] </ref> The album also includes the song "[[Weird Science (song)|Weird Science]]" which was written for the [[John Hughes (film director)|John Hughes]] film [[Weird Science (film)|of the same name]] and later the television series on the USA network. Another track, "No One Lives Forever" was used in the 1986 [[Cannon Group]] production of ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2]]'' and ''[[Casper: A Spirited Beginning]]'', a direct to video release from ''[[Twentieth Century Fox]]'' and ''[[Saban Entertainment]]'' in 1997.


The album cover art is a spoof on [[Day of the Dead]].
The album cover art is an homage on [[Day of the Dead]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 04:55, 3 August 2010

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Dead Man's Party is the fourth album by Oingo Boingo, released in 1985. It is considered by some to be their breakthrough, due to the inclusion of songs from this album in two movies. The title track was used in the film Back to School (wherein Boingo performs the song at a party) and the dancing skeletons in its music video became one of the most recognized symbols of the band. [1] The album also includes the song "Weird Science" which was written for the John Hughes film of the same name and later the television series on the USA network. Another track, "No One Lives Forever" was used in the 1986 Cannon Group production of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Casper: A Spirited Beginning, a direct to video release from Twentieth Century Fox and Saban Entertainment in 1997.

The album cover art is an homage on Day of the Dead.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Danny Elfman

No.TitleLength
1."Just Another Day"5:14
2."Dead Man's Party"6:23
3."Heard Somebody Cry"4:39
4."No One Lives Forever"4:16
5."Stay"3:39
6."Fool's Paradise"4:36
7."Help Me"3:47
8."Same Man I Was Before"3:26
9."Weird Science"6:10
Total length:41:00

Personnel

Oingo Boingo

References