Halloween (Dead Kennedys song)

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
| "Bleed for Me"
(1982)  | "Halloween"
(1982)  |

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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

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The song was used in the 2022 slasher film Halloween Ends.[4]

## Charts

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Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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UK Indie Chart[5] | 3

## References

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1. ^ a b Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 328\. ISBN 978-0312169688.
2. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. Backbeat Books. p. 742\. ISBN 978-0879306076.
3. ^ Foley, Michael Stewart (2015). Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. 33 1/3. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1623567309.
4. ^ Cremona, Patrick (October 19, 2022). "Halloween Ends soundtrack: all the songs in the new slasher". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
5. ^ 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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Dead Kennedys

* East Bay Ray
* Klaus Flouride
* Ron "Skip" Greer
* Steve Wilson

* Jello Biafra
* 6025
* Brandon Cruz
* D. H. Peligro
* Ted
* Jeff Penalty
* Steve "Boomstick" Wilson

Studio albums|

* Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
* Plastic Surgery Disasters
* Frankenchrist
* Bedtime for Democracy

Live albums|

* Mutiny on the Bay
* Live at the Deaf Club

Extended plays|

* In God We Trust, Inc.

Compilations|

* Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
* Milking the Sacred Cow

Singles|

* "California Über Alles"
* "Holiday in Cambodia" / "Police Truck"
* "Kill the Poor"
* "Too Drunk to Fuck"
* "Nazi Punks Fuck Off"
* "Bleed for Me"
* "Halloween"

Videos|

* Dead Kennedys: DMPO's On Broadway
* The Early Years Live
* In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes

Other songs|

* "I Kill Children"
* "I Fought the Law"
* "Viva Las Vegas"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Alternative Tentacles
* Winston Smith
* Penis Landscape
* Virus 100
* What Were We Fighting for?

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work
* MusicBrainz release group

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