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| "Spooky Scary Skeletons" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Andrew Gold | |
| from the album Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music | |
| Released | August 20, 1996[1] |
| Genre | Halloween, novelty |
| Length | 2:08 |
| Label | Craft |
| Songwriter(s) | Andrew Gold |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Gold |
"Spooky, Scary Skeletons" is a Halloween song by American musician Andrew Gold, first released on his 1996 album Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music.[2]
Since the 2010s, the song has received a resurgence in popularity online as an Internet meme.[2][3] In 2013, The Living Tombstone created a dubstep remix of the song. In 2019, Intelligencer's Brian Feldman called the song "the Internet's Halloween anthem",[2] and that same year, Rolling Stone's E. J. Dickson referred to the song as the "Halloween meme" of Generation Z.[4] In 2021, Alexandra Petri of The Washington Post ranked the song number two on her list of the 50 best Halloween songs of all time.[5] “Spooky, Scary Skeletons” will be adapted into a children's picture book by Random House Children's Books featuring the lyrics to the song on August 27, 2024. [6]
- ^ "Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music - Andrew Gold | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c Feldman, Brian (October 16, 2019). "How 'Spooky Scary Skeletons' Became the Internet's Halloween Anthem". Intelligencer. Vox Media. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Wetmore, Brendan (September 12, 2019). "The Official Halloween TikTok Trend Is Here". Paper. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Dickson, E. J. (October 8, 2019). "The Writer of the 'Golden Girls' Theme Is Blowing Up on TikTok For Being Spooky". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Petri, Alexandra (October 22, 2021). "Opinion: The 50 Best Halloween Songs of All Time". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ ""Random House to release Spooky, Scary Skeletons on August 27, 2024."".