Second Skin was the second single by American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band The Gits

The Gits

The Gits were an American punk rock band, formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1986. Known for their part in the burgeoning Seattle music scene of the early 1990s, their distinct punk rock sound gained a reputation for its bluesy street punk aesthetic...

. The record was released as a limited edition 7" single by the San Francisco based Broken Rekids Records who would later handle all of the band's discography. Included in the tracklisting were early versions of "Second Skin" (later included on the Frenching the Bully

Frenching the Bully

Frenching The Bully is the debut album by Seattle punk rock band The Gits. It was originally released as a 12-track album on C/Z Records in 1992 but was later reissued in 2003 with bonus tracks and different cover art on the Broken Rekids label....

 album) and "Social Love" (later re-recorded for the Enter: The Conquering Chicken

Enter: The Conquering Chicken

Enter: The Conquering Chicken was The Gits' second full-length album, recorded in 1993 and released posthumously in 1994 on C/Z Records. Lead singer and songwriter Mia Zapata was raped and strangled to death in July, 1993 during production of this record...

album).