Dead Man's Party
by Oingo Boingo
- Artist
- Oingo Boingo
- First released
- 1985
- Duration
About this song
Title track of Oingo Boingo's 1985 album, written by Danny Elfman, about a macabre party for the dead. Released as a single in 1986, it gained wider fame when the band performed it in a cameo in the film Back to School; the album version runs 6:23.
Song themes
Performance tips
- Channel Danny Elfman's manic, wide-eyed showman energy and play the creepy host.
- Lock into the horn stabs and percussion; the groove carries the song.
- It is long, so pace yourself and use the instrumental breaks to dance with the crowd.
Album and single versions
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