Holiday (Nazareth song)

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"Holiday"
Nazareth Holiday.jpg
Single by Nazareth
from the album Malice in Wonderland
B-side "Talkin' About Love"
Released1 February 1980 [1]
Genre
Length3:35
Label A&M Records, Mountain Records
Songwriter(s) Nazareth
Producer(s) Jeff Baxter
Nazareth singles chronology
"Every Young Man's Dream"
(1980)		"Holiday"
(1980)		"Dressed to Kill"
(1980)
Audio
"Holiday" on YouTube

"Holiday" is a song by Nazareth from their 1980 album Malice in Wonderland . The single reached No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] their only charting song apart from "Love Hurts". The music video featured the arcade game Super Road Champions.[ citation needed ] The song has also appeared on the 2002 compilation album, Nazology: Best of Nazareth. [4] AllMusic's Donald Guarisco gave a positive review of the song in his review of the Malice in Wonderland album. [5]

Contents

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] 21
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 87

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Gold75,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 42.
  2. 1 2 McPadden, Mike (January 13, 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1 . Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nazareth: Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Holiday - Nazareth: Song info on Allmusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Malice in Wonderland - Nazareth". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2020. a witty send-up of rich rock & rollers that effectively layers a sing-along chorus done in a mock-calypso style and some slick harmonies over its boogie beat and fat power chords
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0153a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nazareth Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Lawson, Robert (25 August 2016). Malice in Wonderland-Release and Reception (Razama-Snaz!: The Listener's Guide To Nazareth). p. 82. ISBN   978-1460286388 . Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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