Halloween (Misfits song)
| "Halloween" | ||||
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The single's cover photograph shows the band's lineup at the time of its release. Left to right: Jerry Only, Arthur Googy, Glenn Danzig, and Doyle. | ||||
| Single by the Misfits | ||||
| A-side | "Halloween" | |||
| B-side | "Halloween II" | |||
| Released | October 31, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | August 1980 | |||
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| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Plan 9 | |||
| Songwriter | Glenn Danzig | |||
| Producer | Misfits | |||
| Misfits singles chronology | ||||
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"Halloween" is the fifth single by the American punk rock band Misfits. It was released on October 31, 1981 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Plan 9 Records. 5,000 copies of the single were pressed on black 7-inch vinyl, some of which included a lyrics sheet. This was the first Misfits release to use their Famous Monsters of Filmland-inspired logo, as well as the first to refer to the band as simply "Misfits".
"Halloween" is Misfits first release to not feature guitarist Bobby Steele, who because of absence during the band's rehearsals was replaced by Jerry's brother and Bobby's guitar tech Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein.
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