Satan Takes A Holiday sign with Icons Creating Evil Art and announce a new album for 2026 with new single; a bold take on the reimagined classic You're the One That I Want

Sweden’s genre-smashing rock outfit Satan Takes A Holiday are back – this time with a curveball that hits hard. On June 13, the band unleashes You’re the One That I Want, a moody, riff-driven reinterpretation of the Grease classic that trades sugar-sweet duets for raw intensity and late-night desperation.

A staple of their live set over the past year, the track has quickly become a fan favorite. Now it’s getting a proper release as the first taste of their upcoming covers album Covering Our Tracks – their seventh full-length, due out later this year.

Lead vocalist Fred shares the unlikely origin of the cover:

“The song had been living in my head for several years in a version where I had drastically slowed it down to squeeze all the want and pain out of the lyrics and melody. It didn’t occur to me to present it as a potential cover to the band until someone jokingly suggested it when I hummed it during a soundcheck. It has been a part of our live set for about a year now and has quickly become a favorite part of the show for both us and the audience.”

With their signature mix of 60s garage, 70s groove, punk urgency and a dark pop sensibility, Satan Takes A Holiday transform the iconic track into something completely their own – hypnotic, heavy, and undeniably addictive.

Known for bringing the house down with their electrifying performances, Satan Takes A Holiday have built a fierce reputation as one of Sweden’s best live acts. With support from BBC 6 Music (including Iggy Pop), Sweden’s P3 and Bandit Rock, and praise from outlets like Classic Rock, Louder Sound, Ghost Cult Magazine, and Rock Hard, they continue to push boundaries and defy expectations.

You’re the One That I Want is not just a cover – it’s a statement: bold, unexpected, and impossible to ignore.

LABEL CONTACT

Carl-Marcus Gidlöf
Head of the Snake
Icons Creating Evil Art
Råsundavägen 73, Solna
Sweden
cmg@icea.se