Halloween (Dead Kennedys song)
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1982 single by Dead Kennedys
| "Halloween" | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
"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
[edit ]The song was used in the 2022 slasher film Halloween Ends .[4]
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart [5] | 3 |
References
[edit ]- ^ 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.
