Biography

Oingo Boingo began in 1972 as the Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo, a cabaret-influenced musical theater troupe. In 1980 they pared down to an octet and changed their sound to reflect new wave, ska, post-punk, and world music elements. Their eponymous EP spawned the hit single “Only a Lad,” and a full-length by that name appeared in 1981. The hit “Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me,” from 1983’s GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL, continued the band’s winning streak, as did 1985’s DEAD MAN’S PARTY. Songs from the album appeared in several films, including WEIRD SCIENCE and BACK TO SCHOOL. Four less successful album followed, including BOINGO, which featured a more guitar-driven sound. Around this time, original member Danny Elfman left to pursue a successful career in film composing. Oingo Boingo disbanded in 1996.

Top Tracks

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• Dead Man's Party

• Hey!

• Insanity

• Just Another Day

• Little Girls

• No One Lives Forever

• Nothing Bad Ever Happens

• Only A Lad

• Pedestrain Wolves

• Right To Know

• Run Away (the Escape Song)

• Weird Science

• When The Lights Go Out

• Who Do You Want To Be

Discography

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• Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre

  A&M

  1996

• Dark at the End of the Tunnel

  MCA

  1990

• Boingo Alive

  MCA

  1988

• Boi-ngo

  MCA

  1987

• Dead Man's Party

  MCA

  1985

• Good for Your Soul

  A&M

  1983

• Nothing to Fear

  A&M

  1982

• Only a Lad

  A&M

  1981