"Skin o' My Teeth" is the third single from Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

's multi-platinum album Countdown to Extinction

Countdown to Extinction

Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Megadeth. It was released on July 14, 1992 through Capitol Records. Countdown to Extinction is Megadeth's best-selling album, eventually achieving double platinum status...

. The song, written by Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

David Scott "Dave" Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Megadeth. Prior to Megadeth, Mustaine was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of the heavy metal band Metallica until he was fired from the band in 1983. In 2009, he...

, deals with the theme of a failed suicide attempt

Failed suicide attempt

Failed suicide attempts comprise a large portion of suicide attempts. Some are regarded as not true attempts at all, but rather parasuicide. The usual attempt may be a wish to affect another person by the behaviour. Consequently, it occurs in a social context and may represent a request for help....

. It's one of the fastest songs of the album, with a pace of 196 bpm.

Appearances

This song was played in the Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 concert that would appear on the DVD

DVD

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 That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires

That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires

-Disc 2:-Unreleased songs from the performance:#"The Scorpion"#"Train of Consequences"#"Of Mice and Men"#"Sweating Bullets"-Personnel:*Dave Mustaine - Rhythm and lead guitar, Lead vocals*Glen Drover - Lead and rhythm guitar, Backing vocals...

, but didn't make it into the final cut for the DVD. It appears in the iTunes

ITunes

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 version of the concert. This song was later played in the San Diego concert that will appear in the upcoming DVD Blood in the Water: Live in San Diego

Blood in the Water: Live in San Diego

Blood in the Water: Live in San Diego is a live DVD from American thrash metal band Megadeth. It features a live concert recorded at Cox Arena in San Diego filmed during Gigantour 2008 on May 20, 2008. The band decided to release it as a full concert due to the other acts on the bill declining...

. This has been a fan favorite song and it has played almost every show. The song was also played on June 22, 2010, which included in the live DVD The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria

The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria

The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria is a DVD/Blu-ray featuring live concert performances by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, collectively known as "the big four" of thrash metal. The event took place on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia,...

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The title is a reference to the popular Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a National Book Award for his novel The Eighth Day.-Early years:Wilder was born in Madison,...

 play The Skin Of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth is a play by Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It opened on October 15, 1942 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway on November 18, 1942...

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The song also appears in the Greatest Hits: Back to the Start

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start is the second greatest hits album by Megadeth. It was released in 2005 by Capitol Records. The tracklist for Back to the Start was largely the result of a poll on their official website, in which tens of thousands of fans voted for their favorite tracks from the...

compilation of 2005 and Anthology: Set the World Afire

Anthology: Set the World Afire

-Disc 1:-Disc 2:-Personnel:*Dave Mustaine - lead vocals and lead and rhythm guitar on all tracks*Marty Friedman - guitar on tracks 10–17 disc one and 1–13 and 16–18 disc two*Chris Poland - guitar on tracks 1–5 on disc one...

compilation of 2008. Finnish death metal band Kalmah

Kalmah

Kalmah is a melodic death metal band from Oulu, Finland that formed in 1998. In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by Spinefarm Records. The word "kalmah" is Karelian and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death."-History:...

 covered it on their second studio album, They Will Return

They Will Return

-Personnel:* Pekka Kokko − Rhythm guitar and vocals* Antti Kokko − lead guitar* Timo Lehtinen − bass* Pasi Hiltula − keyboard* Janne Kusmin − drums...

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A drum sample from this song appears in the Pendulum

Pendulum (band)

Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and...

 track "Another Planet" on the album Hold Your Colour

Hold Your Colour

Hold Your Colour is the debut full-length album by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. The album was mastered by Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis in London. It was released in 2005 and reissued in 2007 by Breakbeat Kaos...

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Track listing

7" Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Board] :-

1. "Skin o' My Teeth"
2. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (General Schwarzkopf Mix)

10" Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Pieces] :-

1. "Skin o' My Teeth"
2. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (General Schwarzkopf Mix)
3. "High Speed Dirt" (live)
4. "Mustaine Remarks on Megadeth Game"

CD Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Spin Disc] :-

1. "Skin o' My Teeth"
2. "Lucretia" (live)
3. "Skin o' My Teeth" (live)

CD Skin o' My Teeth (UK) [with Megadeth Game Pass Disc] :-

1. "Skin o' My Teeth"
2. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (General Schwarzkopf Mix)
3. "High Speed Dirt" (live)

• (Live tracks were recorded at the Music Theatre, Alpine Valley, Wisconsin, May 23, 1992)