| "Skin Deep" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Stranglers | ||||
| from the album Aural Sculpture | ||||
| B-side | "Here and There" | |||
| Released | 25 September 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | Brussels 1983–1984 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:55 (7" single/album) 7:12 (12" version) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | The Stranglers | |||
| The Stranglers singles chronology | ||||
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"Skin Deep" is a song by British band the Stranglers, released in September 1984 as the lead single from the album Aural Sculpture.[2]
The shimmering[3] and melodic single restored the band to the UK top 20 after its previous two single releases (from the album Feline) had stalled at numbers 48 and 35. "Skin Deep" peaked at No. 11 in Australia and Ireland.
The music video consists of the band performing the song, interspersed with shots of a snake crawling over a person and the band removing face masks towards the end of the video, finishing with a shot of the aural sculpture featured on the parent album cover.
Track listings
7" singles
- A. "Skin Deep" the – 3:55
- B. "Here and There" – 4:21 [4]
12" single
- A. "Skin Deep" (Extended Version) – 7:12
- B1. "Here and There" – 4:21
- B2. "Vladimir and the Beast (Part III)" – 3:55 [5]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1984/1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 11 |
| Belgian Singles Chart[7] | 17 |
| Dutch Top 40[8] | 21 |
| Irish Singles Chart[9] | 11 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[10] | 19 |
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 15 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1985) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[12][13] | 97 |
References
- ^ "Melody Maker" (PDF). Melody Maker. 15 September 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Official singles Chart results matching:skin deep". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Adams, Craig (2002). "Shades of Grey". Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. New York: Soft Skull Press. p. 171. ISBN 1-887128-89-1.
- ^ "Discogs.com - The Stranglers "Skin Deep" 7"". Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com - The Stranglers "Skin Deep" 12"". Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Stranglers Golden brown". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutchcharts.nl". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd (1962-10-01). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Official Charts Company - The Chart Archive". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Imgur.
- ^ BigKev. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2017.