¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! Explained

¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!
Cover:Happy Birthday The Killers.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Killers featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx
Released:December 1, 2009
Recorded:2009
Genre:Mariachi, indie rock[1]
Length:4:33
Label:Island
Producer:Stuart Price, The Killers
Chronology:The Killers
Prev Title:A Dustland Fairytale
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Boots
Next Year:2010

"¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" is a Christmas song by Las Vegas rock band The Killers featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx, released as a digital download on December 1, 2009.[2]

The song continues on with The Killers' tradition of releasing a Christmas song every year, and is the fourth consecutive annual Christmas song since 2006, the others being "A Great Big Sled", "Don't Shoot Me Santa" and "Joseph, Better You Than Me". All proceeds from the Christmas singles benefit the Product Red campaign.

Music video

A music video, starring Luke Perry, was released for the song on December 1, 2009.[3] In it, Perry is a cowboy searching the desert for his long-lost love, a woman named Guadalupe.

Track listing

  1. "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" - 4:33

In popular culture

The song appears in the film Christmas Eve.

Notes and References

  1. Killers Single-Latest. Clash. April 5, 2011.
  2. Web site: The Killers | News Story . Thekillersmusic.com . 2009-10-30 . 2012-02-20.
  3. Web site: Happy Birthday Guadalupe Songfacts . Songfacts.com . 2009-12-01 . 2012-07-31.
  4. Web site: CHART: CLUK Update 12.12.2009 (wk49) . 2012-07-31.