| Skin o' My Teeth | |
| Cover: | Megadeth Skin o' My Teeth Single.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Megadeth |
| Album: | Countdown to Extinction |
| B-Side: | "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (Mix) |
| Released: | April 12, 1993 |
| Recorded: | Between January 6 and April 28, 1992 |
| Length: | 3:14 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Max Norman, Dave Mustaine |
| Prev Title: | Sweating Bullets |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Angry Again |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"Skin o' My Teeth" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It is the fourth single from the band's album Countdown to Extinction. At 3 minutes and 14 seconds, it is the shortest song on the album.
The song, written by Dave Mustaine, deals with the theme of a suicide attempt, similar to the origin of the phrase skin of my teeth, where the commentator narrowly escapes death.
This song was played in the Argentina concert that would appear on the DVD , but did not make it into the final cut for the DVD. It appears in the iTunes version of the concert. This song was later played in the San Diego concert and appears in the corresponding DVD . The song was also played on June 22, 2010, included in the live DVD . The song also appears in the compilation of 2005 and compilation of 2008. A drum sample from this song appears in the Pendulum track "Another Planet" on the album Hold Your Colour. This was the song used for Megadeth's oldest fan Owen Brown's funeral procession.[1]
7" Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Board] :-
10" Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Pieces] :-
CD Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Spin Disc] :-
CD Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Pass Disc] :-