Halloween (Misfits song)
"Halloween" | ||||
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Single by the Misfits | ||||
A-side | "Halloween" | |||
B-side | "Halloween II" | |||
Released | October 31, 1981 | |||
Recorded | August 1980 | |||
Genre | Horror punk, punk rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Plan 9 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Glenn Danzig | |||
Misfits singles chronology | ||||
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"Halloween" is the fifth single by the American
The "Halloween" single was the last Misfits release to include guitarist Bobby Steele. Both songs on the single had been recorded in August 1980 for a planned album. During the sessions bassist Jerry Only was grooming his younger brother Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein to join the band, and Doyle recorded his own guitar tracks and overdubs separately in addition to Steele's. The tracks were mixed in September, but in October Steele was ejected from the band in favor of Doyle and the planned album was scrapped. Three of the songs were released as the 3 Hits from Hell EP, while "Halloween" and "Halloween II" were released as a single. In 2001 Caroline Records attempted to release the complete sessions as 12 Hits from Hell, but production was called off after Danzig and Only expressed concerns with the album's layout, packaging, liner notes, mixing, and mastering.
The lyrics to "Halloween II" are in nonstandard Latin, translating to:
Ancient formulas of exorcisms and excommunications
That witches and those made wolves believe
I maim now the demon clothed in wolfskin
Having to hide in the hollow of a tree
I say werewolves can change shapes[2]
Re-releases and other versions
Following the band's breakup in 1983, the 12 Hits from Hell version of "Halloween" was reissued on the 1985
Track listing
All tracks are written by Glenn Danzig
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Halloween" | 1:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Halloween II" | 2:13 |
Total length: | 4:06 |
Personnel
- Glenn Danzig – lead vocals
- Bobby Steele – guitar on "Halloween II"
- Jerry Only – bass
- Arthur Googy – drums
- Doyle – guitar on "Halloween"
Cover versions
Danzig re-recorded "Halloween II" with his post-Misfits project
Alkaline Trio version
"Halloween" | ||||
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Single by Alkaline Trio | ||||
A-side | "Halloween" | |||
B-side | "Children in Heat" | |||
Released | October 31, 2002 | |||
Recorded | August 2002 | |||
Label | Asian Man (AM-097) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Glenn Danzig | |||
Alkaline Trio singles chronology | ||||
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The punk rock band Alkaline Trio recorded a cover version of "Halloween" in August 2002 while on tour. Their version was released as a single through Asian Man Records, with a cover of "Children in Heat" (from "Horror Business") as the B-side, and given away exclusively to attendees at their performance on October 31, 2002 at the Metro Chicago. This performance was filmed and released on DVD in 2003 as Halloween at the Metro, the fourth installment in Kung Fu Films' The Show Must Go Off! series. In 2004 the band re-released the single as a download exclusively to members of their fan club the Blood Pact, adding a cover of The Damned's "Wait for the Blackout" recorded in 2003 at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Glenn Danzig, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Halloween" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Children in Heat" |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Halloween" | ||
2. | "Children in Heat" | ||
3. | " Dave Vanian , Billy Karloff |
Personnel
- Matt Skiba – guitar, lead vocals
- Dan Andriano – bass
- Derek Grant – drums
See also
References
- ^ Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Von, Eerie (1996). The Misfits box set (Box set liner notes). The Misfits. New York City: Caroline Records. CAR 7529-2.
- ^ "Misfits discography". Misfits.com. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Blood Pact: Deadly Downloads (membership required)". Alkaline Trio. Retrieved 2009-11-12.[permanent dead link]