Ghost Town (Shiny Toy Guns song)

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"Ghost Town"
Ghost Town cover.jpg
Single by Shiny Toy Guns
from the album Season of Poison
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Alternative rock, post-hardcore, electroclash
Length3:43
Label Universal Motown (U.S.)
Songwriter(s) Chad Petree, Jeremy Dawson, Sisely Treasure
Shiny Toy Guns singles chronology
""Ricochet!""
(2008)
"Ghost Town"
(2009)
"Major Tom (Coming Home)"
(2009)

"Ghost Town" is the fifth single by Shiny Toy Guns, and the second single from their second album Season of Poison . The single peaked at #26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. [1]

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Music video

Shot as an animated video, it starts with a capture of an abandoned placard, which read "Welcome to Ghost Town, Population Dead." The video then continues showing the band, all portrayed as cartoon characters, singing the song. While they invade the town with their out-loud performance, zombies are seen coming out of the ground. Nearing the end, all the ghosts, including all the band's members, disappear when struck with the sunlight. The music video was directed by Glen Hanson. [2]

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References

  1. "Season of Poison - Shiny Toy Guns". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media . Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  2. Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine