"Skin Deep"
Single by Cher
from the album Cher
B-side	"Perfection"
Released	July 1988 (US)[1] August 22, 1988 (UK)[2]
Recorded	1986–1987
Genre	Dance-rock
Length	4:16
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Mark Goldenberg Jon Lind
Producer(s)	Jon Lind
Cher singles chronology
"We All Sleep Alone" (1988) "Skin Deep" (1988) "After All" (1989)

"Skin Deep" is a rock song originally written in 1986 for Japanese singer-songwriter CINDY by Mark Goldenberg and Jon Lind, then covered by American singer-actress Cher for her eighteenth studio album, Cher. It was released as the album's third and final single in mid-1988.

Background

Allmusic's Jose F. Promis later described it as "a club hit with the almost forgotten Madonna-ish dance ditty "Skin Deep" (a radical departure from the album's other songs, yet a definite highlight)."^[3]

Track listing

• US and European 7" and cassette single

1. "Skin Deep" (Edit/Remix) – 3:54
2. "Perfection" – 4:28

• US 12" single

1. "Skin Deep" (Extended Dance Mix) – 7:48
2. "Skin Deep" (Dub) – 5:40
3. "Skin Deep" (Bonus Beats) – 3:40
4. "Perfection" – 4:28

• European 12" and CD single

1. "Skin Deep" (Extended Dance Mix) – 7:48
2. "Skin Deep" (Dub) – 5:40
3. "Perfection" – 4:28

Charts