"All Day" and "(Every Day Is) Halloween" are songs by American band

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, both written and produced by

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. These were originally released by

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in 1984 as Ministry's “comeback” single following their departure from

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, with "All Day" on the A-side and "(Every Day Is) Halloween" on the B-side, respectively. In 1987, these were included on Ministry's compilation '' Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984)''. The remixed version of "All Day", titled “All Day Remix”, was featured on Ministry's 1986 album ''

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''. “(Every Day Is) Halloween” has been featured in the 1998

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compilation ''Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Halloween''. Music writer Dave Thompson described "(Every Day Is) Halloween" as having been "adopted as the anthem of America's disenfranchised

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community." On

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, 2019, the track was re-released as an acoustic version with the help of Dave Navarro on

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. On October 30, 2020, Stabbing Westward released a cover version.

Track listing

1986 12"

2010 digital single

Every Day Is Halloween: The Remixes

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of the “All Day / (Every Day Is) Halloween” single, '' Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984)'' and ''

''. *

– vocals, instrumentation, production * Brad Hallen – bass (“All Day”) * Stephen George –

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(“All Day”) * Patty Jourgensen – backing vocals (“All Day Remix”) * Brian Shanley and Jim Nash – artwork (single)

References

External links

* 1984 singles 1984 songs Ministry (band) songs Wax Trax! Records singles Halloween songs Songs written by Al Jourgensen Song recordings produced by Al Jourgensen {{1980s-rock-song-stub