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Dead Man's Party is the fifth album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1985 by MCA Records. The album contains the only two singles by the band to chart on the Billboard Hot 100: "Weird Science" at number 45, and "Just Another Day" at number 85.[1] The album was the band's first to be certified gold for sales of 500,000 units.[2] The album cover art is an homage to the Mexican holiday Día de Los Muertos.
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| Released | October 28, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | April–August 1985 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Factory (Hollywood) | |||
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| Length | 41:45 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek | |||
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Composition
editElfman stated that he wrote the album's lead single, "Weird Science", spontaneously in his car, after receiving a call from director John Hughes about composing a song for his upcoming film of the same name. The song went on to become the band's most commercially successful single, which Elfman later regretted, as he believed it "just didn't feel like it was really a part of [the band's] repertoire".[3]
Reissue
editIn 2021, Rubellan Remasters issued a remastered version of Dead Man's Party on CD with seven bonus tracks.[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Danny Elfman.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just Another Day" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Dead Man's Party" | 6:17 |
| 3. | "Heard Somebody Cry" | 4:40 |
| 4. | "No One Lives Forever" | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Fool's Paradise" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Help Me" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Same Man I Was Before" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Weird Science" | 6:10 |
| Total length: | 41:45 | |
2021 CD bonus tracks
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Take Your Medicine" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Just Another Day (Single Version)" | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Dead Man's Party (Short Version)" | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Weird Science (Single Version)" | 3:50 |
| 14. | "Stay (Stay Late Mix)" | 6:00 |
| 15. | "Dead Man's Party (Party 'Til You're Dead Mix)" | 8:36 |
| 16. | "Weird Science (Extended Dance Version)" | 6:30 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1985–1986) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 95 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 65 |
Personnel
editOingo Boingo
- Danny Elfman – vocals, rhythm guitar
- John Avila – bass guitars, vocals
- Steve Bartek – guitars
- Mike Bacich – keyboards
- John Hernandez – drums, percussion
- Sam Phipps – tenor saxophone
- Leon Schneiderman – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
- Dale Turner – trumpet, trombone
Technical
- Danny Elfman – co-producer
- Steve Bartek – co-producer
- Michael Frondelli – mixing
- Bill Jackson – engineer
- David Leonard – engineer, mixing ("Weird Science")
- Stuart Farusho – second engineer (recording)
- Paul Levy – second engineer (recording)
- Mike Kloster – second engineer (recording)
- Judy Clapp – second engineer (mixing)
- Charlie Pakkari – second engineer (mixing)
- Laura Engel – studio production assistant
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Larry Vigon – art direction, design
- Jayme Odgers – art direction, photography
- Celeste Williams – clay figure creation
References
edit- ^ "Oingo Boingo | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16.
- ^ Willman, Chris (May 15, 1994). "Back to Boingo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Danny Elfman on Oingo Boingo, film scores, and the Beatles almost ruining Batman". The A.V. Club. 27 October 2014.
- ^ Duquette, Mike (July 1, 2021). "It's a Dead Man's Party: Rubellan Plans CD, Vinyl Reissues for Oingo Boingo". The Second Disc. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ 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.