Horror Movie (song)
"Horror Movie" is a song by Australian band Skyhooks, released in December 1974 as the second and final single from the band's debut studio album, Living in the 70's. The song peaked at number one in Australia, staying there for two weeks in March 1975. The single was greatly helped along by the band's appearance on the then-new ABC pop music TV show Countdown.
| "Horror Movie" | ||||
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| Single by Skyhooks | ||||
| from the album Living in the 70's | ||||
| B-side | "Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)" | |||
| Released | December 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | TCS Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Glam rock | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Greg Macainsh | |||
| Producer(s) | Ross Wilson | |||
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At the Australian 1975 King of Pop Awards the song won Australian Record of the Year.
Along with "Women in Uniform", "Horror Movie" is widely recognised as one of the Skyhooks' signature tracks. The song itself, written by bass guitarist Greg Macainsh, is about how the world has taken a turn for the worse with all of the chaos in society, to the point where watching the nightly TV news is like watching a horror movie.
This song remains popular as a Halloween song in both the United States and Canada. It appears on the compilation album Elvira Presents Haunted Hits.