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Only a Lad

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  1. Released on A&M Records, also Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Every Breath You Take (The Police) and Roxanne (The Police)

  2. Written by Danny Elfman, also What’s This? (Danny Elfman), Rooster (Alice in Chains) and Overture (Danny Elfman)

  3. Produced by Peter Solley, also The One to Sing the Blues (Motörhead), What I Like About You (The Romantics) and I Ain’t No Nice Guy (Motörhead)

  4. Part of Only a Lad, also Little Girls, Nasty Habits and On the Outside

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Written by
Danny Elfman
Produced by
Oingo Boingo and Peter Solley
Performed by
Dale Turner, Danny Elfman, Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez, Kerry Hatch, Leon Schneiderman, Richard Gibbs, Sam "Sluggo" Phipps and Steve Bartek
Part of
Only a Lad
Released on
A&M Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Dale Turner

    Only a Lad was performed by Dale Turner

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Danny Elfman

    Only a Lad was performed by Danny Elfman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez

    Only a Lad was performed by Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Kerry Hatch

    Only a Lad was performed by Kerry Hatch

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Leon Schneiderman

    Only a Lad was performed by Leon Schneiderman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Richard Gibbs

    Only a Lad was performed by Richard Gibbs

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Sam "Sluggo" Phipps

    Only a Lad was performed by Sam "Sluggo" Phipps

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Only a Lad was performed by Steve Bartek

    Only a Lad was performed by Steve Bartek

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Only a Lad was produced by Oingo Boingo

    Only a Lad was produced by Oingo Boingo

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Only a Lad was produced by Peter Solley

    Only a Lad was produced by Peter Solley

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Only a Lad was written by Danny Elfman

    Only a Lad was written by Danny Elfman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Only a Lad is part of the release Only a Lad

    Only a Lad is part of the release Only a Lad

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz A&M Records is the label of the song Only a Lad

    A&M Records is the label of the song Only a Lad

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Only a Lad was released on 1981-06-19

    Only a Lad was released on 1981-06-19

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026