You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
2022 single by Muse
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"You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" is a song by English rock band Muse, released as the fifth track from the band's ninth studio album Will of the People. It was also released as a standalone single alongside a music video. The song has a horror theme, with a music video referencing popular horror media such as IT and The Shining.[1][2]
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| Single by Muse | ||||
| from the album Will of the People | ||||
| Released | 26 August 2022 | |||
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| Length | 3:00 | |||
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| Songwriter | Matthew Bellamy | |||
| Producer | Muse | |||
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| "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" on YouTube | ||||
Composition
The track has been described as electronic rock,[3] dance-rock,[4] alternative rock[5] and pop.[5] The synthesizer work on the album has been described as "ominous" and John Carpenter-esque.[3] The track also experiments with "frazzled, spooky distortion",[6] and features organs throughout.[7][4] Lyrically, the song is about "the claustrophobia of an abusive relationship".[8]
Music video
The music video, directed by Tom Teller, features a group of masked figures sneaking into a house only to discover that it is haunted. The video features many references to horror media such as IT, Friday the 13th, Poltergeist, The Shining,[9][1][10] and a nod to Corey Taylor's Slipknot mask, who was an influence on the new album.[2][11][12] Band members Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, and Dominic Howard appear as framed paintings in the background.[9]
Personnel
Muse
- Matthew Bellamy – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
- Dominic Howard – drums, percussion
- Chris Wolstenholme – bass guitar
Technical
- Matt Bellamy – production, engineering
- Dominic Howard – production, engineering
- Chris Wolstenholme – production, engineering
- Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
- Bryce Bordone – mixing engineer
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Andy Maxwell – studio assistant (Abbey Road)
- Tommy Bosustow – studio runner (Abbey Road)
- Chris Whitemyer – technical assistant
- Paul Warren – technical assistant
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13] | 32 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[14] | 3 |
| UK Physical Singles (OCC)[15] | 1 |
| US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[16] | 41 |