Holiday (Nazareth song)

1980 single by Nazareth

"Holiday"

Single by Nazareth
from the album  Malice in Wonderland
B-side| "Talkin' About Love"
Released| 1 February 1980[1]
Genre|

* Rock[2]
* new wave[2]

Length| 3:35
Label| A&M Records, Mountain Records
Songwriter(s)| Nazareth
Producer(s)| Jeff Baxter
Nazareth singles chronology
| "Every Young Man's Dream"
(1980)  | "Holiday"
(1980)  | "Dressed to Kill"
(1980)

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Audio
"Holiday" on YouTube

"Holiday" is a song by Nazareth from their 1980 album Malice in Wonderland. The single reached No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] their only charting song apart from "Love Hurts". The music video featured the arcade game Super Road Champions.[citation needed] The song has also appeared on the 2002 compilation album, Nazology: Best of Nazareth.[4] AllMusic's Donald Guarisco gave a positive review of the song in his review of the Malice in Wonderland album.[5]

## Charts

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Chart (1980)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 21
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 87

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Gold  | 75,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 42.
2. ^ a b McPadden, Mike (January 13, 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
3. ^ "Nazareth: Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
4. ^ "Holiday - Nazareth: Song info on Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
5. ^ "Malice in Wonderland - Nazareth". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2020. "a witty send-up of rich rock & rollers that effectively layers a sing-along chorus done in a mock-calypso style and some slick harmonies over its boogie beat and fat power chords"
6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0153a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
7. ^ "Nazareth Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
8. ^ Lawson, Robert (25 August 2016). Malice in Wonderland-Release and Reception (Razama-Snaz!: The Listener's Guide To Nazareth). p. 82\. ISBN 978-1460286388. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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