Halloween (Dave Matthews Band song)
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| "Halloween" | ||
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| Song by Dave Matthews Band | ||
| from the album Before These Crowded Streets | ||
| Released | April 28, 1998 | |
| Recorded | The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA & Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 5:07 (6:30 on Recently) | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Writer(s) | David J. Matthews | |
| Composer(s) | Dave Matthews Band | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |
| Before These Crowded Streets track listing | ||
| Stay (Wasting Time) (5) |
"Halloween" (6) |
The Stone (7 |
| Recently track listing | ||
| "All Along the Watchtower" (Track 4) |
"Halloween" (Track 5) |
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"Halloween" is a song by Dave Matthews Band from the 1998 album Before These Crowded Streets. The song was originally released as a live track on their EP Recently in 1992. "Halloween" was the only song frequently played live by the band before its LP album release. The song debuted live on Halloween of 1992 (10/31/1992) and was originally titled, "The Halloween Song." This song was written by Dave Matthews about the hatred towards an ex-girlfriend of his who turned down his proposal of marriage three times.
"Halloween" is the only track on Before These Crowded Streets not to have lyrics included in the CD cover. Additionally, live versions of this song feature Matthews singing different and sometimes nonsensical lyrics that do not correspond with the studio version. Matthews claimed that he chose not to include the lyrics in the cover because he did not want his mother reading the offensive words. However, the song was copyrighted with the lyrics "Love... love... love..."
The track on Before These Crowded Streets features orchestral arrangements by John D'earth with D'earth on the trumpet and The Kronos Quartet on strings, and segues directly into the following track, "The Stone."
[edit] In Concert
As stated above, the lyrics of Halloween vary from the "official" lyrics of the song when it is performed live. Also, the song frequently features a short drum intro by Carter. The end of the song also differs from the studio version; it tends to go into a drum solo by Carter with the band playing a two note "melody" on top. Sometimes, at the end of the song, the tempo will increase greatly.
[edit] Live releases
- Recently (original EP release)
- Live at Luther College — Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds acoustic
- Warehouse 5 Vol. 3
- The Gorge (Special Edition)
- Weekend on the Rocks
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