Day of the Dead (song)

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"Day of the Dead"
Day of the Dead (Single).png
Single by Hollywood Undead
from the album Day of the Dead
ReleasedOctober 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:52
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
  • Dylan Alvarez
  • Matthew Busek
  • Jorel Decker
  • Sean R Gould
  • Daniel Murillo
  • George Ragan
  • Jordon Terrell
Producer(s) Sean Gould
Hollywood Undead singles chronology
"Another Way Out"
(2013)
"Day of the Dead"
(2014)
"Usual Suspects"
(2015)

"Day of the Dead" is a song by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. It is the first official single from the band's fourth studio album of the same name. The song was leaked on their Vevo YouTube channel on October 17, and was shortly removed afterwards. It was officially released as the first single on October 21, 2014. The album was released on March 31, 2015. The music video was released onto their Vevo YouTube channel on March 17, 2015

Contents

Personnel

Hollywood Undead

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Rock Songs ( Billboard ) [1] 17
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard) [2] 6

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. "Day of the Dead - Hollywood Undead: Billboard Charts". Billboard.
  3. "American single certifications – Hollywood Undead – Day of the Dead". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 23, 2023.