Dark at the End of the Tunnel


Dark at the End of the Tunnel is the seventh studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1990.

Music

Dark at the End of the Tunnel marked a stylistic shift toward ballads, with less synthesized instrumentation and more emotive lyrics than the band's previous records. However, the album's rock-heavy opener, "When the Lights Go Out", is more reminiscent of the band's previous work, while "Run Away" was one of their most overt ska songs to date.
By the time of the album's recording, Danny Elfman had become a famed film composer, particularly in collaboration with Tim Burton. Two tracks on the album had previously emerged on movie soundtracks: an early recording of "Try to Believe" first appeared as an instrumental during end credits of the 1988 film Midnight Run, and a vocal version, attributed to "Mosley & The B-Men", was released on the film's soundtrack album; similarly, a different mix of "Flesh 'N Blood" had first appeared in the 1989 film Ghostbusters II and on its soundtrack.
"When the Lights Go Out" peaked at #15 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in March of 1990.

Artwork

The cover art of the album depicts a portion of a painting entitled "Volcano," by artist Peter Zokosky.
A promotional version of the album was released on a vinyl picture disc, with one side featuring the album cover and the other side featuring a color photograph of the band.

Track listing

Personnel

;Oingo Boingo
;Additional Musicians
;Production