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Released
  
March 2, 1987

Length
  
41:00

Release date
  
2 March 1987

Genres
  
New wave, Ska

Recorded
  
August–December 1986

Artist
  
Oingo Boingo

Label
  
MCA Records

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Producers
  
Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek

Similar
  
Oingo Boingo albums, Ska albums

Boi-ngo (also stylized as BOI-NGO) is the sixth studio album by Oingo Boingo, released in 1987.

Contents

Music

It has a similar musical style to Dead Man's Party (1985) with refined studio production, but with fewer party-friendly compositions. Its original proposed title was "More Nervous Energy". It was also released in a limited edition box set, titled "Boingo in a Box", consisting of five 7-inch vinyl records with one track on each side. The box set featured an additional studio track Mama that was not included in the standard LP, CD or cassette releases. Radio interviews and demo tapes from the period indicate that the song Cinderella Undercover was recorded but again cut from the album; it was initially considered to appear on Only A Lad (1981). Both songs were subsequently re-recorded for the live album Boingo Alive in 1988.

In film and television

The track "Home Again" appears over the end credits in the movies Wisdom and Home Alone 3.

The track "We Close Our Eyes" appears in the final scene of the finale episode of Psych, "The Break-Up," continuing through the closing credits.

"We Close Our Eyes" was covered by Susanna Hoffs for the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) soundtrack, and by Allister for the 2004 Sleepover (film) soundtrack.

Track listing

All tracks written by Danny Elfman.

Credits

Oingo Boingo
  • John Avila - bass, vocals
  • Steve Bartek - guitars
  • Mike Bacich - keyboards
  • Danny Elfman - vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez - drums, percussion
  • Sam Phipps - tenor saxophone
  • Leon Schneidermann - baritone saxophone
  • Dale Turner - trumpet

    • Cover versions

  • In 2016, band Ninja Sex Party released a cover version of the song "We Close Our Eyes" as part of their album Under the Covers. Their version however is noticeably slower, at around 126bpm, as opposed to the original's speed of 142bpm.
  • Reel Big Fish recorded a version of "We Close Our Eyes" for A Best of Us for the Rest of Us, a 3-disc compilation of cover songs released in 2010.
  • Allister recorded a cover version of "We Close Our Eyes" for the 2004 film Sleepover.
  • Susanna Hoffs covered "We Close Our Eyes" for the soundtrack to Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1992.

    • Songs

    1Home Again5:15
    2Where Do All My Friends Go4:30
    3Elevator Man4:30

    References

    Boi-ngo Wikipedia
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