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This Is Halloween Spotify streams & play count

The Citizens of HalloweenThe Nightmare Before Christmas19933:16

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Spotify streams

253,150,033

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 3 Nov 2026, 15:20 UTC.

Last day
+1,793,623
since 2 Nov 2026
Popularity
65 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score
Charting today
2 markets

History

Play count history

3 readings from 1 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2026: +6,751,472 plays over 2 days. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

2 Nov 2026: +4,957,849 plays3 Nov 2026: +1,793,623 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
253,150,033+1,793,623
251,356,410+4,957,849
246,398,561First reading

Spotify Charts

On the charts today

2 positions across 2 markets, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.

ChartRankStreams that day
United States Top 200#31,090,172
Mexico Top 200#114243,401

Track details

Released
Track number
3
Duration
3:16
Explicit
No
Tempo
83.8 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Children's Music

Moods

  • Spooky

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
The Citizens of Halloween
Producer
Danny Elfman
Composer
Danny Elfman
Lyricist
Danny Elfman
Conductor
Chris Boardman

For developers

Get This Is Halloween's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=63y2aL2dT6zzw8FOSLaNrp&include=playcount. Read its reference.

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does This Is Halloween have on Spotify?

This Is Halloween by The Citizens of Halloween had 253,150,033 streams on Spotify as of 3 Nov 2026 (UTC), 1,793,623 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was This Is Halloween released?

1 Jan 1993, on the compilation The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Who wrote and produced This Is Halloween?

Producer: Danny Elfman. Composer: Danny Elfman. Lyricist: Danny Elfman. Conductor: Chris Boardman.

What genre is This Is Halloween?

The API's track insights tag it Children's Music, strongest first.

What is the tempo of This Is Halloween?

83.8 BPM, from the API's track insights.