Oingo Boingo discography

Oingo Boingo discography
Oingo Boingo discography
Studio albums	8
EPs	1
Soundtrack albums	1
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	5
Tribute albums	2
Singles	19
Music videos	10

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)
Year	Album details	US ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
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	RIAA: Gold^[3]
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 Released: 1983 Label: Varèse Sarabande Format: CD, LP

Tribute albums

Year	Album details
2005	Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo Released: 2005 Label: Indianola Format: CD
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
Year	Title	US ^[4]	US Alt ^[5]	AUS ^[6]	Album
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
1981	"Little Girls"	—	x	—	Only a Lad
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	—	Boi-ngo
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" ³	—	—	—	Boingo
1994	"Hey!" ³	—	23	—	Boingo

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.
1981	"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	—
1982	"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"	Bachelor Party soundtrack	—
	"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"	Surf II	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.
1989	"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.
1990	"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"	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.
1997	"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.
2005	"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.
2006	"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

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

[1] "Oingo Boingo Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[aus-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.

[auchart-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[Discogs_LiveForLife-7] Live! For Life at Discogs

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t e Oingo Boingo
Leon Schneiderman Dale Turner Sam Phipps Danny Elfman Steve Bartek Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez John Avila Kerry Hatch Richard Gibbs Michael Bacich Carl Graves Warren Fitzgerald Doug Lacy Marc Mann
Studio albums	Only a Lad Nothing to Fear Good for Your Soul So-Lo (as Danny Elfman) Dead Man's Party Boi-ngo Dark at the End of the Tunnel Boingo
Live albums	Boingo Alive Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995
Extended plays	Oingo Boingo
Compilations	The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet Best O' Boingo Anthology
Songs	"Little Girls" "Weird Science" "Dead Man's Party"
Related articles	Discography List of members Richard Elfman The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo Hot Tomorrows Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo

v t e Danny Elfman
Discography Compositions Filmography Accolades
Soundtracks	Forbidden Zone (1982) Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Mission: Impossible (1996) Spider-Man (2004) Big Fish (2003) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Milk (2008) The Wolfman (2010) Alice in Wonderland (2010) Real Steel (2011) Frankenweenie (2012) Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Justice League (2017) The Grinch (2018) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) White Noise (2022) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Albums	So-Lo (1984) Music for a Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music Volume One (1990) Music for a Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music Volume Two (1996) Serenada Schizophrana (2006) Eleven Eleven (2017) Big Mess (2021)
Songs	"Face to Face" (1992) "This Is Halloween" (1993) "Happy" (2020)
Related	The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo Oingo Boingo discography Batman music Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Category