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, it is the theme song to the ''Weird Science'' film and

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Recording

The song was written spontaneously by Elfman in the car, while driving home to Los Angeles, after a phone call from director John Hughes asking him to write a song for his movie of the same name. Elfman claimed to have "heard the whole thing in ishead" by the time he ran home to his studio to record his demo.

Music video

The music video for "Weird Science" features the band performing in an abstract laboratory. The video appeared in a number of different edits when broadcast, some featuring clips from the John Hughes film and other versions without. Elfman later expressed embarrassment at the video, stating that he was "horrified" by the outcome and that it was the only Oingo Boingo music video in which he had not been involved with production. Elfman had long felt that the song, a more commercial musical style than most of the band's previous releases at the time, was "not really a part of

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Usage in media

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Track listing

7" Single

# "Weird Science" (3:45) # "Weird Mama" (2:50) by Ira and the Geeks

12" Single

# "Weird Science xtended Dance Version (6:38) # "Weird Science" (3:45)

12" Promo Single

# "Weird Science eird Dub Bonus Beats (6:00) # "Weird Science oingo Dance Version (5:38) # "Weird Science xtended Dance Version (6:38)

Charts

References

{{Weird Science 1985 songs Oingo Boingo songs Film theme songs Comedy television theme songs Songs written by Danny Elfman MCA Records singles Songs written for films