Celebrity Skin

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Annotation

Copyright: © 1998 Geffen Records Inc.
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-27 12:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Celebrity Skin additional producer: Eric Erlandson producer: Michael Beinhorn mixer: Tom Lord‐Alge phonographic copyright (℗) by: Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1998), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018) part of: NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 16) recording of: Celebrity Skin writer: Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain) publisher: Echo Echo Tunes, Mother May I Music (Publisher associated with the band Hole (2)), Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Strictly Confidential and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)	4.45	2:43
2	Awful mixer: Tom Lord‐Alge recording of: Awful composer: Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain) and Patty Schemel	3.75	3:16
3	Hit So Hard mixer: Jack Joseph‐Puig recording of: Hit So Hard composer: Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain)	3.65	4:01
4	Malibu mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge phonographic copyright (℗) by: Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1998) recording of: Malibu writer: Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain) publisher: Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)	3.65	3:50
5	Reasons to Be Beautiful mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge recording of: Reasons to Be Beautiful writer: Melissa Auf der Maur, Charlotte Caffey, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain) and Jordon Zadorozny	3.85	5:19
6	Dying mixer: Tom Lord‐Alge strings: Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer) recording of: Dying composer: Billy Corgan and Eric Erlandson	3.35	3:45
7	Use Once & Destroy mixer: Tom Lord‐Alge recording of: Use Once & Destroy composer: Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain) and Patty Schemel	3.65	5:05
8	Northern Star mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge strings: David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) recording of: Northern Star composer: Eric Erlandson	3.35	4:58
9	Boys on the Radio mixer: Tom Lord‐Alge recording of: Boys on the Radio composer: Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain)	3	5:10
10	Heaven Tonight mixer: Chris Lord‐Alge recording of: Heaven Tonight composer: Eric Erlandson	3.5	3:31
11	Playing Your Song mixer: Tom Lord‐Alge recording of: Playing Your Song composer: Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain)	3.5	3:21
12	Petals mixer: Tom Lord‐Alge strings: Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer) recording of: Petals composer: Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love (US rock vocalist, widow to Kurt Cobain)	3.5	5:29

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Release

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/us/album/1440905650 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/2KE8WCHtD8qnAxXeIzNEId [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/223168 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/us/album/1440905650 [info] https://tidal.com/album/1229851 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:	James Barber

associated singles/EPs:	Awful Celebrity Skin Malibu

part of:	Grammy Award: Best Rock Album nominees (number: 1999) (order: 24) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 870) (order: 871)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/43750 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Hole/Celebrity-skin [info]
reviews:	http://articles.latimes.com/1998/sep/06/entertainment/ca-19879 [info] http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4826/reviews/7553- [info] http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,284778,00.html [info] http://www.nme.com/reviews/91 [info] http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/celebrity-skin-19980901 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/hole/celebrity_skin/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000093734 [info]
Wikidata:	Q859304 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 00720642516423
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 50:28

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Geffen Records

Release events

[Worldwide]

Release group rating

3.65 (see all ratings)

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