Holiday (Nazareth song)

"Holiday"
Single by Nazareth
from the album Malice in Wonderland
B-side	"Talkin' About Love"
Released	1 February 1980 [1]
Genre	AOR
Length	3:35
Label	A&R Mountain
Songwriter	Nazareth
Producer	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, ^[2] 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. ^[3] AllMusic's Donald Guarisco gave a positive review of the song in his review of the Malice in Wonderland album. ^[4]

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5]	21
US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [7]	Gold	75,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 42.
2. "Nazareth: Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
3. "Holiday - Nazareth: Song info on Allmusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
4. "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
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0153a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
6. "Nazareth Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
7. 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.