Baby You're a Haunted House
2018 single by Gerard Way
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"Baby You're a Haunted House" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Gerard Way, released as a single on October 26, 2018. It was Gerard's newest song since 2016 and was released for Halloween. The song features Way's brother and My Chemical Romance bandmate Mikey Way on bass guitar, Ian Fowles of the Aquabats on guitar, and Tom Rasulo on drums.[2]
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| Single by Gerard Way | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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| "Baby You're a Haunted House" on YouTube | ||||
Background
In a statement, Way said that he wrote the song "about all our inner ghosts and demons and what it feels like being in love and having to deal with your own internal horror show. I tried not to really overthink it too much as I really wanted to start getting music out into the world again and sharing my art."[2] Way also stated that the haunted house on the cover "was built by a model maker named Damien Webb and it kind of inspired me to put the song out for Halloween, as it seemed fitting with the holiday".[3]
Release and critical reception
Way released a snippit of "Baby You're a Haunted House" on Instagram on October 22, 2018.[1] It was released for Halloween on October 26,[4][3] along with an accompanying music video on the same day.[5] In the United States, the song peaked at number 34 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart the week of November 10.[6] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone called the song "Halloween-ready" and a "fuzzy power-pop song [that] reflects the Britpop twist in [Way's] sound from his 2014 debut solo album Hesitant Alien".[4] Braudie Blais-Billie of Pitchfork also noted the track's Halloween theme.[7] Chad Childers of Loudwire stated that "While the title may suggest something spooky, the song is anything but. This bouncy little number is very accessible and the type of song that may have you singing along unconsciously due to its catchy nature."[3]
Music video
The lyric video was shot by Claire Marie Vogel,[3] who had previously worked with My Chemical Romance, and the original concept for the video is by Mikey Way, who said he "could picture a video like one of those old monster cartoons from the '60s of musicians toe tapping and Beatle-bopping to this song."[8] The intro of the video is a reference to Ed Sullivan introducing The Beatles on his show in 1964.
Personnel
- Gerard Way – lead and backing vocals
- Mikey Way – bass guitar
- Ian Fowles – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- James Dewees – keyboards
- Tom Rasulo – drums, percussion
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] | 34 |