Skids were an art punk/punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (1958–2001, guitars/backing vocals/keyboards/percussion), William Simpson (bass guitar/backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jobson (vocals/guitar/keyboards). Their biggest success was the single "Into the Valley", released in 1979.