"New Skin" is a song by American rock band Incubus. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997). It reached #38 on the Billboard Active Rock chart in 1998.[2] It originally appeared on their 1995 EP Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer. The song's bridge quotes Buckminster Fuller's quote, "Up to the Twentieth Century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the chart of the electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one-millionth of reality."
| "New Skin" | ||||
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| Single by Incubus | ||||
| from the album S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal[1] | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jim Wirt | |||
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The song was covered by The One Hundred for the Metal Hammer Goes '90s cover album.[3]
Reception
edit"New Skin" was ranked #1 by Billboard on their list of Incubus' 11 greatest songs.[4]
Track listing
edit- US Promo CD (1997)
- "New Skin"
- US Promo CD (1998)
- "New Skin"
- "CD ROM data Track"
Personnel
edit- Cornelius – lead vocals, djembe
- Jawa – guitar, backing vocals
- Dirk Lance – bass
- DJ Lyfe – turntables, keyboards
- Badmammajamma – drums
References
edit- ^ "The 100 Greatest Nu-Metal Songs of All Time - Page 2 | Holiday Kirk". holidaykirk. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Incubus".
- ^ Shinn, Travis. "Hear Stone Sour's Fiery Cover Of Rage Against The Machine's "Bombtrack"". Revolver. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Weiss, Dan. "Incubus' 11 Greatest Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2018.