Spooky Scary Skeletons

Spooky Scary Skeletons is a 1996 Halloween song by Andrew Gold. It is the most well known of the songs from Gold's album Halloween Howls.

"Spooky Scary Skeletons"
Song by Andrew Gold
from Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music"
Released1996 (1996)
GenreHalloween
Length2:08
LabelMusic for Little People
Songwriter(s)Andrew Gold
Producer(s)Andrew Gold

In 2010, the song was uploaded to YouTube by Three Ply Chord. As of 24 March  2019 (2019 -03-24), it has been seen over 27 million times.[1] An extended dance mix of the song has had over 84 million views.[2]

Thanks to the numerous YouTube videos and various remixes, the song has became increasingly popular, with the band Red Hot Chili Peppers even doing a version of it at a live Halloween performance.[3] Forbes listed "Spooky Scary Skeletons" fourth in their top 20 list of Halloween songs.[4]

"Spooky Scary Skeletons" is now considered an anthem of the spooky internet subculture.[2]

References

  1. Three Ply Chord (2010-05-05), Spooky Scary Skeletons, retrieved 2019-03-24
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ohlheiser, Abby (18 October 2018) (in en). A short guide to spooky culture, the Internet's Halloween refuge from a scary real world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/10/18/short-guide-spooky-culture-internets-halloween-refuge-scary-real-world/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a21432a068e4. Retrieved 24 March 2019. 
  3. "Red Hot Chili Peppers surprise school with costumed Halloween performance - National | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. Gibbs, Adrienne. "Top 20 Halloween Songs On YouTube". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-24.