¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!
"¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" | ||||
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Single by The Killers featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx | ||||
Released | December 1, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Mariachi, indie rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:33 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Stuart Price, The Killers | |||
The Killers singles chronology | ||||
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"¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" is a
rock band The Killers featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx, released as a digital download on December 1, 2009.[2]
The song continues on with The Killers' tradition of releasing a Christmas song every year, and is the fourth consecutive annual Christmas song since 2006, the others being "
Joseph, Better You Than Me". All proceeds from the Christmas singles benefit the Product Red
campaign.
Music video
A music video,[3] starring Luke Perry, was released for the song on December 1, 2009.[4] In it, Perry is a cowboy searching the desert for his long-lost love, a woman named Guadalupe.
Track listing
- CD Single
- "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" - 4:33
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart[5]
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110
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In popular culture
The song appears in the film Christmas Eve.[citation needed]
References
- Clash. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "The Killers | News Story". Thekillersmusic.com. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ The Killers, The Killers - ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! ft. Wild Light, Mariachi El Bronx, archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2017-09-18
- ^ "Happy Birthday Guadalupe Songfacts". Songfacts.com. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 12.12.2009 (wk49)". Retrieved 2012-07-31.