Weird Science
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Weird Science is a 1985 new wave song by American band Oingo Boingo, best known as the theme for the John Hughes film of the same name.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weird Science canonical | 10 |
| Weird Science (extended mix) | 1 |
| Weird Science (live) | 1 |
| Weird Science (music video) | 1 |
| “Weird science” | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Oingo Boingo ⓘ |
| associatedWith | John Hughes ⓘ |
| basedOnPhrase |
Weird Science
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
“Weird science”
|
| chartPerformance |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
surface form:
Billboard Hot 100
|
| composer | Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Just Another Day ⓘ |
| follows | Gratitude ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | new wave ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
closely associated with 1980s teen films
ⓘ
recognized as a signature Oingo Boingo song ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Weird Science
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Weird Science (live)
|
| hasMusicVideo |
Weird Science
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Weird Science (music video)
|
| hasRemixOrExtendedVersion |
Weird Science
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Weird Science (extended mix)
|
| hasTelevisionUsage | theme for TV series Weird Science (1994) ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Dead Man's Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Dead Man’s Party
Weird Science – film score ⓘ
surface form:
Weird Science (soundtrack)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:47 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | John Hughes ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Weird Science (film) ⓘ |
| peakChartPositionUS | 45 ⓘ |
| performer | Oingo Boingo ⓘ |
| producer | Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| recordingArtistMember |
Dale Turner
ONNED1
ⓘ
Danny Elfman ⓘ John Avila NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez ⓘ
surface form:
Johnny “Vatos” Hernandez
Leon Schneiderman ⓘ Richard Gibbs ⓘ Sam "Sluggo" Phillips ⓘ
surface form:
Sam “Sluggo” Phipps
Steve Bartek ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-06-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| themeFor | Weird Science (film) ⓘ |
| usedAs | film theme song ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dead Man's Party (album)
subject surface form:
Dead Man's Party (album)
this entity surface form:
Weird Science (music video)
this entity surface form:
Weird Science (extended mix)
this entity surface form:
Weird Science (live)
this entity surface form:
“Weird science”