The Saints Are Coming

This article is about the song by Skids. For Skids' greatest hits album, see The Saints Are Coming: The Best of The Skids.

"The Saints Are Coming"
Wide Open EP cover
Single by Skids
from the album Scared to Dance
A-side"Of One Skin"
B-side
  • "Night and Day"
  • "Contusion"
ReleasedOctober 1978
Recorded1978
GenrePunk rock, post-punk
Length2:37
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson
Producer(s)David Batchelor
Skids singles chronology
"Sweet Suburbia"
(1978) 		"The Saints Are Coming"
(1978) 		"Into the Valley"
(1979)

"The Saints are Coming" was the third single by the Scottish punk rock band Skids, featured on their 1979 debut album, Scared to Dance. The song became an international hit when it was covered in 2006 by U2 and Green Day. It was covered again in 2008 by Von Thronstahl.