| "Halloween" | ||||
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| Single by Dead Kennedys | ||||
| from the album Plastic Surgery Disasters | ||||
| B-side | "Saturday Night Holocaust" [1] | |||
| Released | October 30, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Alternative Tentacles [2] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray | |||
| Producer(s) | East Bay Ray, Thom Wilson | |||
| Dead Kennedys singles chronology | ||||
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"Halloween" is the seventh and final single by the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys, released on October 30, 1982. [1] It appeared on the band's second album, Plastic Surgery Disasters, the following month. The song uses the practice of dressing up in Halloween costumes on Halloween as its subject matter in order to present themes of rejecting conformity. [3]
In popular culture
The song was used in the 2022 slasher film Halloween Ends. [4]
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart [5] | 3 |
References
- ^ a b Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 328. ISBN 978-0312169688.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. Backbeat Books. p. 742. ISBN 978-0879306076.
- ^ Foley, Michael Stewart (2015). Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. 33 1/3. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1623567309.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (October 19, 2022). "Halloween Ends soundtrack: all the songs in the new slasher". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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