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(Every Day Is) Halloween

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"All Day / (Every Day Is) Halloween"
Single by Ministry
A-side"All Day"
B-side"(Every Day Is) Halloween"
Released1984
October 31, 2019 (acoustic version)
Genre
LabelWax Trax!
Songwriter(s)Al Jourgensen
Producer(s)Al Jourgensen
Ministry singles chronology
"Nature of Love"
(1983) 		"All Day / (Every Day Is) Halloween"
(1984) 		"Over the Shoulder"
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

"All Day" and "(Every Day Is) Halloween" are songs by American industrial band Ministry, written and produced by Al Jourgensen. They were originally released by Wax Trax! Records in 1984 as Ministry's "comeback" single following their departure from Arista Records,[2]: 78  with "All Day" on the A-side and "(Every Day Is) Halloween" on the B-side, respectively. In 1987, they were included on the compilation album Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984).

Composition

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"All Day" has been described as a "hard-rocking antidote to Depeche Mode's sissy synth-pop." Its lyrics are about class inequality, how the common man works hard, but makes little profit compared to the rich, who sit around.[3] "(Every Day Is) Halloween" is a synth-pop,[4][5] industrial,[6] new wave[7] and gothic rock song.[5] Music writer Dave Thompson described it as being "adopted as the anthem of America's disenfranchised Gothic community," who are mocked for the way they dress.[8]

Legacy

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A remixed version of "All Day", titled "All Day Remix", was featured on Ministry's second studio album Twitch.[9] A synth-pop song, it adds distorted vocals and a sample; "I don't make the rules to give to you. Whether you like it or not, this world is not too easy. Reality is here. It's knockin' on the door. Y'all know it's beatin' the damn door down."[10]

“(Every Day Is) Halloween” is featured in the 1998 Rhino Records compilation Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Halloween[11] and used in an Old Style Dry beer commercial in the US. This popularized the song in dance clubs.

On October 31, 2019, it was re-released as an acoustic version with Dave Navarro on guitar.[12] On March 21, 2025, it was re-recorded again as "Every Day Is Halloween (Squirrely Version)", and included on remix album The Squirrely Years Revisited a week later.[13]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."All Day"5:51
2."(Every Day Is) Halloween"6:35

1986 12"

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No.TitleLength
1."Halloween (Remix)"10:41
2."Nature of Outtakes"8:10

2010 digital single

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No.TitleLength
1."Every Day Is Halloween"6:24
2."Every Day Is Halloween" (2010 Version)4:29

Every Day Is Halloween: The Remixes

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No.TitleLength
1."Every Day Is Halloween"6:24
2."Every Day Is Halloween" (Nu Wave Version)6:03
3."Every Day Is Halloween" (Al Jourgensen Mix)4:29
4."Every Day Is Halloween" (Razed in Black Remix)4:24
5."Every Day Is Halloween" (Leather Strip Remix)4:46
6."Every Day Is Halloween" (Tre Lux cover version)4:17

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes of the “All Day / (Every Day Is) Halloween” single, Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) and Twitch.[14][15][16]

  • Al Jourgensen – vocals, instrumentation, production
  • Brad Hallen – bass (“All Day”)
  • Stephen George – drums (“All Day”)
  • Patty Jourgensen – backing vocals (“All Day Remix”)
  • Brian Shanley and Jim Nash – artwork (single)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Book, John. "Everyday is Halloween - Ministry". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Blush, Steven (October 1991). "Cult of Personality". Spin Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 7. pp. 77–78. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Starostin, Georgiy. "Ministry". Only Solitaire. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "Ministry Prep New Photo Book, Talk Revisiting '(Every Day Is) Halloween'". Rolling Stone. September 18, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Ladouceur 2011, p. 89: “With its bouncy synthpop rhythms and lyrics all about woe-begotten Goth life, it's up there to ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ on the short list of universal Goth anthems...”
  6. ^ "50 Best Industrial Songs of All Time". Consequence. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ministry Prep New Photo Book, Talk Revisiting '(Every Day Is) Halloween'". Rolling Stone. September 18, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). Alternative Rock. San Francisco, CA: Miller Freeman. p. 497. ISBN 0-87930-607-6. LCCN 00-58249. OCLC 1193377576 – via the Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Reed 2013, pp. 237–238.
  10. ^ Stanton, Mike (July 26, 2016). "Fourculture Classics #6 – Twitch". Fourculture Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  11. ^ MTV News Staff (June 27, 1998). "Ministry And More On Fright Disc". MTV. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "Ministry - (Every Day Is) Halloween Acoustic". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  13. ^ Smith, Derick (March 21, 2025). "Ministry share "Squirrely Years" version of "Everyday Is Halloween"". Lambgoat. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  14. ^ Ministry (1985). “All Day / (Everyday Is) Halloween” (vinyl disc). Chicago, IL: Wax Trax! Records. WAX 007.
  15. ^ Ministry (1987). Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) (vinyl disc). Chicago, IL: Wax Trax! Records. WAXCD 035.
  16. ^ Ministry (1986). Twitch (vinyl disc). Sire Records. 9 25309-1.

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