Halloween (Dead Kennedys song)

"Halloween"
"Halloween"
Single by Dead Kennedys
from the album Plastic Surgery Disasters
B-side	"Saturday Night Holocaust"
Released	October 30, 1982
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3:35
Label	Alternative Tentacles
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

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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[Gimarc_1997-1] 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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v t e Dead Kennedys
East Bay Ray Ron "Skip" Greer Klaus Flouride 6025 Jello Biafra Brandon Cruz D. H. Peligro Dave Scheff 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 Manifesto Records Penis Landscape Virus 100 What Were We Fighting for?