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Celebrity Skin
Hole
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- Album
- Celebrity Skin
- Released
- 1998
- Genres
- riot grrrl, grunge
- Length
- 2:43
- Tempo
- 134 BPM
- Label
- DGC
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About this song
"Celebrity Skin" is the tenth single by Hole, released on September 1, 1998 by Geffen Records, and the debut single from their third studio album of the same name. It became the band's most commercially successful single, the only one to reach #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 126 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". Billy Corgan reportedly wrote the song's main guitar riff, which Love said she hates even though she recognizes its catchiness and effectiveness.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “skeletons ipod mixx 2 by wifiskeleton”.
- Covered 4 times, including “Celebrity Skin by Emma Blackery & Bronnie”.
- Written by Courtney Love, Billy Corgan and Eric Erlandson.
- Produced by Michael Beinhorn and Eric Erlandson.