Skittish is an album released in 2000 by Mike Doughty, founder of the alternative rock band Soul Coughing, and is his first solo effort. It was recorded in a single day, on July 5 1996, with indie rock producer Kramer and mixed the following day. A number of the songs on the album had been intended as Soul Coughing songs, but were rejected by other band members for the album Irresistible Bliss. The CD was first released with a limited run of 200, which was signed by the artist and contained a written “Fake Word” on the track list. This limited CD was an online purchase directly from Mike Doughty.