Holiday (Nazareth song) explained

"Holiday" is a song by Nazareth from their 1980 album Malice in Wonderland. The single reached No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[4] their only charting song apart from Love Hurts. The music video features the arcade game "Super Road Champions". The song has also appeared on the 2002 compilation album "Nazology: Best of Nazareth".^[5] Allmusic's Donald Guarisco gave a positive review of the song in his review of the Malice in Wonderland album.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 42.
2. Mike. McPadden. January 13, 2015. 11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album. https://web.archive.org/web/20220625132827/https://www.vh1.com/news/xhuo8w/11-classic-rockers-who-went-new-wave. live. June 25, 2022. September 30, 2023. VH1.
3. Mike. McPadden. January 13, 2015. 11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album. https://web.archive.org/web/20220625132827/https://www.vh1.com/news/xhuo8w/11-classic-rockers-who-went-new-wave. live. June 25, 2022. September 30, 2023. VH1.
4. Web site: Nazareth: Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010204030/https://www.billboard.com/music/nazareth/chart-history. dead. 2017-10-10. Billboard.com. August 28, 2020.
5. Web site: Holiday - Nazareth: Song info on Allmusic. Allmusic.com. August 28, 2020.
6. Web site: Malice in Wonderland - Nazareth. "a witty send-up of rich rock & rollers that effectively layers a sing-along chorus done in a mock-calypso style and some slick harmonies over its boogie beat and fat power chords". Allmusic.com. August 28, 2020.