"New Skin" is a song by American rock band Incubus. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1997). It reached #38 on the ''Billboard''

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chart in 1998. It originally appeared on their 1995 EP '' Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer''. The song's bridge quotes

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'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

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, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one-millionth of reality." The song was covered by The One Hundred for the ''

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Goes '90s'' cover album.

Reception

New Skin was ranked #1 by

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on their list of Incubus' 11 greatest songs.

Track listing

;US Promo CD (1997) # "New Skin" ;US Promo CD (1998) # "New Skin" # "CD ROM data Track"

Personnel

* Cornelius – lead vocals,

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* Jawa – guitar, backing vocals *

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– bass *

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– turntables, keyboards * Badmammajamma – drums

References

{{Authority control 1998 singles Incubus (band) songs Songs written by Brandon Boyd Songs written by Mike Einziger Songs written by Alex Katunich Songs written by José Pasillas