History Music / CelebritySkin

''Celebrity Skin'' is the third studio album recorded by American AlternativeRock band Music/{{Hole}}. It was released globally through Creator/GeffenRecords on September 8, 1998, and through Geffen's DGC Records label in the United States the next day.

It was the band's last album before they dissolved in 2002 after a period of inactivity. ''Celebrity Skin'' is Hole's most commercially successful record, receiving positive reviews from critics, selling 1,400,000 copies in the US alone and is platinum certified in Australia, Canada and the USA.

The ''Celebrity Skin'' era was a tumultuous time for the band, with drummer Patty Schemel being replaced with session drummer Deen Castronova at the suggestion of RecordProducer Michael Beinhorn, causing her to quit the band and drop out of the tour. ''Celebrity Skin'' is the only album featuring bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, who replaced previous bassist Kristen Pfaff (who tragically died in 1994).

''Celebrity Skin'' is notable for being LighterAndSofter than Hole's previous albums, ''Music/LiveThroughThis'' and ''Music/PrettyOnTheInside'', and features contributions from musicians outside the band, primarily Billy Corgan from Music/TheSmashingPumpkins, who co-wrote five songs on the album.

The album went Platinum in the United States, and Gold in the United Kingdom, peaking at #9 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and #11 on the Official Charts Company album chart. Three singles supported the album: the TitleTrack, "Malibu", and "Awful". All three were high hits on the Billboard Alternative charts (with "Celebrity Skin" hitting #1), and would be Top 40 hits on the UK Pop chart.

The song "Celebrity Skin" would also be used in the 1998 film ''Film/AmericanPie''.

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Celebrity Skin'', the name of the album and the first track.

''Celebrity Skin'' is the third studio album recorded by American AlternativeRock band Music/{{Hole}}'s. It was released globally through Creator/GeffenRecords on September 8, 1998, and through Geffen's DGC Records label in the United States the next day.

[[caption-width-right:297:''"Oh make me over, I'm all I wanna be, a walking study in demonology"'' ]]

''Celebrity Skin'' is Music/{{Hole}}'s third studio album, released worldwide on September 8th, 1998 by Creator/GeffenRecords and released in the United States the next day by DGC Records. It was the band's last album before they dissolved in 2002 after a period of inactivity. ''Celebrity Skin'' is Hole's most commercially successful record, receiving positive reviews from critics, selling 1,400,000 copies in the US alone and is platinum certified in Australia, Canada and the USA.

* ScenicRoute: 'Drag', the B-side from the 'Malibu' single describes one.
->''"Drive all the way to Malibu . . . drop everything that wasn't you . . ."''

''Celebrity Skin'' is [[Music/CourtneyLove Hole's]] third studio album, released worldwide on September 8th, 1998 by Geffen Records and released in the United States the next day by DGC Records. It was the band's last album before they dissolved in 2002 after a period of inactivity. ''Celebrity Skin'' is Hole's most commercially successful record, receiving positive reviews from critics, selling 1,400,000 copies in the US alone and is platinum certified in Australia, Canada and the USA.

The Celebrity Skin Era was a tumultuous time for the band, with drummer Patty Schemel being replaced with session drummer Deen Castronova at the suggestion of RecordProducer Michael Beinhorn, causing her to quit the band and drop out of the tour. ''Celebrity Skin'' is the only album featuring bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, who replaced previous bassist Kristen Pfaff (who tragically died in 1994).

** ''"I'm glad I came here with your pound of flesh"'' from the same song is a reference to Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice.
** ''"Swing low, sweet cherry"'', the opening lines of 'Awful' are a ShoutOut to American spiritual song 'Swing low, Sweet Chariot'.

* UrbanLegend: There's a persistent one that Billy Corgan wrote the entire album, although in reality he only collaborated on five songs.

[[caption-width-right:297:'"Oh make me over, I'm all I wanna be, a walking study in demonology"'' ]]

->''"Oh make me over, I'm all I wanna be, a walking study in demonology"'' [[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hole_album_celebrityskin_49.jpg]]

'''Tracklist:'''
# Celebrity Skin (2:42)
# Awful (3:16)
# Hit So Hard (4:00)
# Malibu (3:50)
# Reasons to Be Beautiful (5:19)
# Dying (3:44)
# Use Once And Destroy (5:04)
# Northern Star (4:58)
# Boys On The Radio (5:09)
# Heaven Tonight (3:31)
# Playing Your Song (3:21)
# Petals (5:29)

!!Celebrity Tropes

* CentralTheme: California

* UrbanLegend: There's a persistant one that Billy Corgan wrote the entire album, although in reality he only collaborated on five songs.

->'''Asking for It:''' Every time that I sell myself to you, I feel a little bit cheaper than I used to.\\

->''"Oh make me over, I'm all I wannabe, a walking study in demonology"'' [[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hole_album_celebrityskin_49.jpg]]

** ''"Swing low, sweet cherry"'',

->'''"Drive all the way to Malibu . . . drop everything that wasn't you . . ."'''

** '''"I'm glad I came here with your pound of flesh"''' from the same song is a reference to Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice.

''Celebrity Skin'' is notable for being LighterAndSofter than Hole's previous albums, Music/LiveThroughThis and Music/PrettyOnTheInside, and features contributions from musicians outside the band, primarily Billy Corgan from Music/TheSmashingPumpkins, who co-wrote five songs on the album.

* LighterAndSofter: Than the {{Grunge}} Music/LiveThroughThis and the Main/NoiseRock Music/PrettyOnTheInside.

''Celebrity Skin'' is [[Music/CourtneyLove Hole's]] third studio album, released worldwide on September 8th, 1998 by Geffen Records and released in the United States the next day by DGC Records. It was the bands last album before they dissolved in 2002 after a period of inactivity. ''Celebrity Skin'' is Hole's most commercially successful record, receiving positive reviews from critics, selling 1,400,000 copies in the US alone and is platinum certified in Australia, Canada and the USA.

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->''"Oh make me over/I'm all I wannabe/A walking study/In demonology"''

''Celebrity Skin'' is Music/CourtneyLove Hole's third studio album, released worldwide on September 8th, 1998 by Geffen Records and released in the United States the next day by DGC Records. It was the bands last album before they dissolved in 2002 after a period of inactivity. ''Celebrity Skin'' is Hole's most commercially successful record, receiving positive reviews from critics, selling 1,400,000 copies in the US alone and is platinum certified in Australia, Canada and the USA.

* LighterAndSofter: Than the Main/Grunge Music/LiveThroughThis and the Main/NoiseRock Music/PrettyOnTheInside.

* GenreShift/NewSoundAlbum: ''Celebrity Skin'' is more pop than Hole's previous output.
* GriefSong: 'Malibu' and 'Reasons to Be Beautifil', about the death of Music/CourtneyLove's husband Music/KurtCobain.
* HoYay: Courtney Love and Melissa Auf Der Maur had moments throughout this era.
* LighterAndSofter: Than the Main/Grunge Music/LiveThroughThis and the Main/NoiseRock Music/PrettyOnTheInside.

!!Cel