Skin Deep (The Stranglers song)
1984 single by The Stranglers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Skin Deep (The Stranglers song)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
"Skin Deep" is a song by British band the Stranglers, released in September 1984 as the lead single from the album Aural Sculpture.[2]
Quick Facts Single by The Stranglers, from the album Aural Sculpture ...
"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 | ||||
|
Close
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.