Skulls

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"Skulls" is a fast, horror-themed punk song by the Misfits that has become one of the band's most iconic and frequently covered tracks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Walk Among Us NERFINISHED
associatedWithImage Misfits skull iconography
associatedWithSubculture horror punk subculture
punk subculture
composer Glenn Danzig NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresInstrumentation distorted electric guitar
drums
electric bass
featuresVocalStyle Glenn Danzig’s melodic punk vocals
genre horror punk
punk rock
hasChorusLyric “I need your skulls”
“I want your skulls”
hasCultFollowing true
hasLengthApprox 2 minutes
hasLyricTheme horror
macabre imagery
murder
violence
hasMusicalKey G major
hasNotableCoverVersionBy AFI NERFINISHED
Alkaline Trio NERFINISHED
The Distillers NERFINISHED
The Lemonheads NERFINISHED
The Nutley Brass NERFINISHED
Violent Femmes NERFINISHED
hasProductionStyle raw punk production
hasStructure verse-chorus form
hasTimeSignature 4/4
isFanFavorite true
isFrequentlyCovered true
isIconicSongOf Misfits NERFINISHED
isLiveStapleOf Misfits NERFINISHED
isOneOfMostPopularSongsOf Misfits NERFINISHED
language English
originallyPerformedBy Misfits NERFINISHED
partOf Walk Among Us NERFINISHED
performer Misfits NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1981
recordLabel Plan 9 Records NERFINISHED
Ruby Records NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1982
subgenre hardcore-influenced punk
tempo fast
writer Glenn Danzig NERFINISHED

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Misfits notableSong Skulls