Anthology

Released

November 2, 1999

Length

149:12

Bob Garcia, Laura Engel

Farewell
(1996)

Anthology
(1999)

The Best of Oingo Boingo: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
(2002)

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Anthology is the third compilation album of songs by American new wave band Oingo Boingo. The two-disc set is the band's first full career-spanning retrospective, compiling material from all of the band's albums on I.R.S. Records, A&M Records, MCA Records and Giant Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman.

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Intro - Tender Lumplings (Live)"	Farewell (1996)	0:47
2.	"Ain't This the Life"	Demo EP / Oingo Boingo EP (10" Version)	3:39
3.	"Nasty Habits"	Only a Lad (1981)	4:08
4.	"On the Outside"	Only a Lad (1981)	3:52
5.	"Only a Lad"	Only a Lad (1981)	3:58
6.	"Little Girls"	Only a Lad (1981)	3:36
7.	"Grey Matter"	Nothing to Fear (1982)	5:52
8.	"Wild Sex (in the Working Class)"	Nothing to Fear (1982)	4:08
9.	"Private Life"	Nothing to Fear (1982)	3:17
10.	"No Spill Blood"	Good for Your Soul (1983)	3:42
11.	"Nothing Bad Ever Happens"	Good for Your Soul (1983)	3:44
12.	"Sweat"	Good for Your Soul (1983)	4:49
13.	"Who Do You Want to Be"	Good for Your Soul (1983)	3:33
14.	"Gratitude" (Danny Elfman)	So-Lo (1984)	5:15
15.	"It Only Makes Me Laugh" (Danny Elfman)	So-Lo (1984)	4:06
16.	"Everybody Needs" (Danny Elfman)	So-Lo (1984)	3:52
17.	"Dead Man's Party"	Dead Man's Party (1985)	6:20
18.	"Weird Science"	Dead Man's Party (1985)	6:12

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Just Another Day"	Dead Man's Party (1985)	5:14
2.	"Stay"	Dead Man's Party (1985)	3:37
3.	"Not My Slave"	BOI-NGO (1987)	4:42
4.	"Where Do All My Friends Go"	BOI-NGO (1987)	4:29
5.	"Mama"	Boingo Alive (1988)	4:49
6.	"Cinderella Undercover"	Boingo Alive (1988)	4:38
7.	"Flesh 'N' Blood"	Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)	4:17
8.	"When the Lights Go Out"	Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)	4:10
9.	"Out of Control"	Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)	4:09
10.	"Insanity (Medium Version)"	"Insanity" CD single (1994). Original version from Boingo (1994).	4:57
11.	"Mary"	Boingo (1994)	6:26
12.	"We Close Our Eyes (Live)"	Farewell (1996)	4:42
13.	"Whole Day Off (Live)"	Farewell (1996)	4:37
14.	"Piggies (Live)"	Farewell (1996)	6:54
15.	"Insects (Live)"	Farewell (1996)	3:26
16.	"Goodbye, Goodbye"	Boingo Alive (1988)	3:31

Personnel

Kerry Hatch - bass (disc 1: tracks 1-16)
John Avila – bass, background vocals (disc 1: tracks 17-18, disc 2: tracks 1-16)
Michael Bacich - keyboards (disc 1: tracks 17-18, disc 2: tracks 1-4)
Carl Graves - keyboards (disc 2: tracks 5-9,16)
Warren Fitzgerald – guitars, background vocals (disc 2: tracks 10-15)
Marc Mann - keyboards, samples (disc 2: tracks 10-15)
Doug Lacy - accordion (disc 2: tracks 10-15)

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 Stay 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