Cover Versions
| "Holiday" | ||||
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| Single by Scuba Dice | ||||
| Released | March 13, 2006 (2006-03-13) | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Independent | |||
| Writer(s) | Billie Joe Armstrong | |||
| Producer | Rob Cavallo | |||
| Scuba Dice singles chronology | ||||
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The song was first covered by the Irish pop punk band Scuba Dice in 2006 and charted at No. 8 on the Irish charts, No. 2 on the download chart that week, and went on to be 42nd best selling single of 2008 for an Irish artist.
Hayseed Dixie also performed a bluegrass cover of the song on their album A Hot Piece of Grass.
The song Dr. Who on Holiday, from the mash-up album American Edit, combines "Holiday" and The KLF single "Doctorin' the Tardis". The intro juxtaposes George W. Bush with the Daleks, a race of monsters from the television series Doctor Who.
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