Onion Skin (song)
| "Onion Skin" | ||||
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 7 inch single cover | ||||
| Single by Boom Crash Opera | ||||
| from the album These Here Are Crazy Times | ||||
| Released | 5 June 1989 | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Farnan | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Smith | |||
| Boom Crash Opera singles chronology | ||||
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"Onion Skin" is a song by Australian band, Boom Crash Opera. The song was released in June 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album, These Here Are Crazy Times! (1989). The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.[1]
In the song, the singer tells how he has many layers of skin, like an onion. This is meant in a metaphorical manner.
Track listing
7 inch single
- "Onion Skin" (Peter Farnan) - 3:26
- "Rocks Are in My Head" (Peter Farnan, Peter Maslen, Richard Pleasance, Dale Ryder) - 3:42
12 inch single
- Onion Skin (Extended Mix) (Peter Farnan) - 5:05
- These Here Are Crazy Times (Boom Crash Opera) - 4:08
- Rocks Are in My Head (Peter Farnan, Peter Maslen, Richard Pleasance, Dale Ryder) - 3:42
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 11 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 78 |
References
- ^ OZBAND Files - Boom Crash Opera
- ^ "Boom Crash Opera – Onion Skin". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 singles of 1989 (ARIA)". Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
External links
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