"Skin Deep" is a rock song originally written in 1986 for Japanese singer-songwriter CINDY by Mark Goldenberg and Jon Lind, then covered by American singer-actress Cher for her eighteenth studio album, Cher. It was released as the album's third and final single in mid-1988.

"Skin Deep"
Single by Cher
from the album Cher
B-side"Perfection"
ReleasedJuly 1988 (US)[1]
August 22, 1988 (UK)[2]
Recorded1986–1987
GenreDance-rock
Length4:16
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jon Lind
Cher singles chronology
"We All Sleep Alone"
(1988)
"Skin Deep"
(1988)
"After All"
(1989)

Background

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Allmusic's Jose F. Promis later described it as "a club hit with the almost forgotten Madonna-ish dance ditty "Skin Deep" (a radical departure from the album's other songs, yet a definite highlight)."[3]

Track listing

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  • US and European 7" and cassette single
  1. "Skin Deep" (Edit/Remix) – 3:54
  2. "Perfection" – 4:28
  • US 12" single
  1. "Skin Deep" (Extended Dance Mix) – 7:48
  2. "Skin Deep" (Dub) – 5:40
  3. "Skin Deep" (Bonus Beats) – 3:40
  4. "Perfection" – 4:28
  • European 12" and CD single
  1. "Skin Deep" (Extended Dance Mix) – 7:48
  2. "Skin Deep" (Dub) – 5:40
  3. "Perfection" – 4:28

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 79
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5] 41

References

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  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 137.
  2. ^ "Cher singles".
  3. ^ Review by Allmusic Retrieved October 15, 2013
  4. ^ "Cher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Cher Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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