"Horror Business" | ||||
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Single by the Misfits | ||||
Released | June 26, 1979 | |||
Recorded | January 1979 C.I. Studios, New York, New York | |||
Genre | Horror punk[1] | |||
Length | 7:37 | |||
Label | Plan 9 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Glenn Danzig | |||
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"Horror Business" |
"Horror Business" is the third single released by the American horror punk band Misfits. It was released on June 26, 1979 through vocalist Glenn Danzig's own label, Plan 9 Records, and is commonly said to have been inspired by the unsolved murder of Nancy Spungen. The B-side of the single features the songs "Teenagers from Mars" and "Children in Heat".
The single's cover artwork features a skeletal figure inspired by the titular character from the 1946 film serial The Crimson Ghost. The figure became a mascot for the band, and its skull image would serve as the Misfits' logo for the rest of their career.