"Ghost Town" is the 5th single by Shiny Toy Guns

Shiny Toy Guns

Shiny Toy Guns is an American indie rock band that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. They released their first studio album We Are Pilots in 2006, after recording it two previous times. It featured three singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart. We Are Pilots...

, and the second single from their second album Season of Poison

Season of Poison

Season of Poison is the second studio album by American indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on November 4, 2008 through Universal Motown Records Group. It peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following week. The album introduced the band's 3rd female vocalist, Sisely Treasure...

. The single peaked at #26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart.

Music video

Shot as an animated video, it starts with a capture of an abandoned placard, which read "Welcome to Ghost Town, Population Dead." The video then continues showing the band, all portrayed as cartoon characters, singing the song. While they invade the town with their out-loud performance, zombies are seen coming out of the ground. Nearing the end, all the ghosts, including all the band's members, disappear when struck with the sunlight. The music video was directed by Glen Hanson

Glen Hanson

Glen Hanson is an openly gay Canadian-born cartoonist and illustrator, best known as co-creator with Allan Neuwirth of the comic strip Chelsea Boys....

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Usage in other media

• It was featured on an episode of The CW
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  's 90210
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• It was featured on the first episode of The CW
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  's Hellcats
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• "Ghost Town" is performed by the Seattle Sounders FC
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   marching band "Sound Wave"
• "Ghost Town" is used when the Ottawa Senators
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  score a goal