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| "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" | |
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| Single by The North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative | |
| Released | October 11, 2005 |
| Length | 5:58 |
| Label | Vice Records |
| Composer(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Danny Kalb |
"Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" is a charity record inspired by "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It was released on October 11, 2005, in Canada on Vice Records by a cast of rock artists and other performers under the name "North American Halloween Prevention Initiative" (NAHPI). It reached number four on the Canadian Singles Chart.[1]
It was written by Nick Diamonds and Adam Gollner.[2] Like its inspiration, it is a charity song, with all proceeds being donated to UNICEF.[3][4] According to the official press release, the song "stems from a frustration with other benefit songs' misguided, somewhat patronizing attitude, and Western-centric worldview."[5]
- ^ "Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. October 29, 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Indie All-Stars Cut Charity Single". Rolling Stone. No. 986. November 3, 2005. p. 20.
- ^ Deziel, Shanda (October 3, 2005). "Brave men dare to ask, Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?". Maclean's. 118 (40): 85. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Ward, Bruce (October 23, 2005). "Do they know it's Halloween?: Indie artists send up Band Aid in smirky fundraiser for Unicef". Ottawa Citizen. p. B8.
- ^ Fox Mayshark, Jesse (October 5, 2005). "A Remake of a Charity Song, by the Elite of Indie Rock". New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2016.