Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave band. It was formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in August 1979. The band was created from a surrealist musical theatre group, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Elfman had led and written material for that group for years before creating Oingo Boingo. Their highest charting song, "Weird Science", reached No. 45 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.