Celebrity Skin

Track 1 on Celebrity Skin (UK Tour Edition)

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“Celebrity Skin” is the tenth single by Hole, released on September 1, 1998 by Geffen Records. It is the debut single from their third studio album of the same name and is… Read More

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Celebrity Skin Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, make me over
I'm all I wanna be
A walking study
In demonology

[Chorus]
Hey, so glad you could make it
Yeah, now you've really made it
Hey, so glad you could make it now

[Verse 2]
Oh, look at my face
My name is Might-have-been
My name is Never-was
My name's Forgotten

[Chorus]
Hey, so glad you could make it
Yeah, now you've really made it
Hey, there's only us left now

[Post-Chorus]
When I wake up in my makeup
It's too early for that dress
Wilted and faded somewhere in Hollywood
I'm glad I came here with your pound of flesh
No second billing 'cause you're a star now
Oh, Cinderella, they aren't sluts like you
Beautiful garbage, beautiful dresses
Can you stand up or will you just fall down?

[Verse 3]
You better watch out
What you wish for
It better be worth it
So much to die for

[Chorus]
Hey, so glad you could make it
Yeah, now you've really made it
Hey, there's only us left now

[Post-Chorus]
When I wake up in my makeup
Have you ever felt so used up as this?
It's all so sugarless, hooker, waitress
Model, actress, oh, just go nameless
Honeysuckle, she's full of poison
She obliterated everything she kissed
Now she's fading somewhere in Hollywood
I'm glad I came here with your pound of flesh

[Outro]
You want a part of me?
Well, I'm not selling cheap
No, I'm not selling cheap

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“Celebrity Skin” is the tenth single by Hole, released on September 1, 1998 by Geffen Records. It is the debut single from their third studio album of the same name and is Hole’s most commercially successful single, being the only one to reach #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

In October 2011, NME placed it at number 126 on its list “150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years”.

Billy Corgan reportedly wrote the song’s main guitar riff. Love stated that she hates it, but recognizes its catchiness and effectiveness.

I hated that riff. I hate it. I still hate it to this day. I love the rest of it, because I wrote the rest of it. Billy said, “Trust me, they will be doing this” (headbangs). And he was right!