Skeletons in the Closet (Children of Bodom album)

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Skeletons in the Closet
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Compilation album by
Released22 September 2009
Recorded1998–2009
Length66:01
Label Spinefarm
Children of Bodom chronology
Blooddrunk
(2008)
Skeletons in the Closet
(2009)
Relentless Reckless Forever
(2011)
Professional ratings
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Skeletons in the Closet is the second compilation album by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, released on 22 September 2009 through Spinefarm Records. The album only contains four unreleased covers for the songs "Hell Is for Children", "Antisocial", "War Inside My Head", and "Waiting", but the previously released songs are remixed and new details can be heard.[ citation needed ] The Japanese edition is pressed in SHM-CD format.

Contents

Track listing

European version

US version

No.TitleOriginal artist (date)Length
1."Lookin' out My Back Door"Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)2:08
2."Hell Is for Children"Pat Benatar (1980)4:00
3."Somebody Put Something in My Drink"The Ramones (1986)3:17
4."Mass Hypnosis"Sepultura (1989)4:03
5."Don't Stop at the Top"Scorpions (1988)3:24
6."Silent Scream"Slayer (1988)3:18
7."Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"Kenny Rogers (1968)2:39
8."Hellion"W.A.S.P. (1984)3:01
9."Aces High"Iron Maiden (1984)4:29
10."Rebel Yell"Billy Idol (1984)4:11
11."No Commands"Stone (1988)4:49
12."Antisocial"Trust/Anthrax (1980/1988)3:36
13."Talk Dirty to Me"Poison (1986)3:35
14."Ghost Riders in the Sky" Stan Jones (1948)3:39
15."War Inside My Head"Suicidal Tendencies (1987)3:25
16."Oops!... I Did It Again (feat. Jonna Kosonen)"Britney Spears (2000)3:20
17."Waiting"King Diamond (1996)3:50

Japanese version

No.TitleOriginal artist (date)Length
1."Lookin' out My Back Door"Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)2:08
2."Hell Is for Children"Pat Benatar (1980)4:00
3."Somebody Put Something in My Drink"The Ramones (1986)3:17
4."Don't Stop at the Top"Scorpions (1988)3:24
5."Silent Scream"Slayer (1988)3:18
6."She is Beautiful"Andrew W.K. (2002)3:26
7."Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"Kenny Rogers (1968)2:39
8."Bed of Nails"Alice Cooper (1989)3:54
9."Aces High"Iron Maiden (1984)4:29
10."Rebel Yell"Billy Idol (1984)4:11
11."No Commands"Stone (1988)4:49
12."Antisocial"Trust/Anthrax (1980/1988)3:36
13."Talk Dirty to Me"Poison (1986)3:35
14."Ghost Riders in the Sky" Stan Jones (1948)3:39
15."War Inside My Head"Suicidal Tendencies (1987)3:25
16."Oops!... I Did It Again (feat. Jonna Kosonen)"Britney Spears (2000)3:20
17."Waiting"King Diamond (1996)3:50

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [2] 63
Finnish Albums Chart [3] [4] 9
German Albums Chart [5] 78
Japanese Albums Chart [6] 67

Personnel

Children of Bodom
Guest musicians

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