Halloween (Dead Kennedys song)

"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]

"Halloween"
Single by Dead Kennedys
from the album Plastic Surgery Disasters
B-side	"Saturday Night Holocaust"[1]
Released	October 30, 1982
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3:35
Label	Alternative Tentacles[2]
Songwriter(s)	Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray
Producer(s)	East Bay Ray, Thom Wilson
Dead Kennedys singles chronology
"Bleed for Me" (1982) "Halloween" (1982)

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