Chinatown (Bleachers song)
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| Single by Bleachers featuring Bruce Springsteen | ||||
| from the album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night | ||||
| B-side | "45" | |||
| Released | 16 November 2020 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| "Chinatown" on YouTube | ||||
"Chinatown" is a song by American indie pop act Bleachers featuring American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The song was released alongside "45" on November 16, 2020, as the dual lead singles from Bleachers' third studio album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, which was released on July 30, 2021.[1] The act performed the song, along with "How Dare You Want More", in the January 15, 2022 episode of Saturday Night Live.
Jon Pareles writing for The New York Times praised Bruce Springsteen's guest appearance, saying "Springsteen’s voice appears as if out of a mist, like the apparition of a patron saint".[2]
Music video
The song's official music video, directed by Carlotta Kohl, has been described as "nostalgic" and documents a man's journey from New York City to New Jersey, mirroring both singers' relationships to the state.[3]
Track listing
7-inch vinyl[4]
- "Chinatown" (featuring Bruce Springsteen)' – 4:08
- "45" – 3:45
Personnel
- Jack Antonoff – lead vocals, songwriter, producer, acoustic guitar, bass, drum machine, keyboards
- Bruce Springsteen – featured vocals
- Patrik Berger – background vocals, producer, electric guitar, glockenspiel, synthesizer
- Jacob Braun – cello
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
- Serena McKinney Göransson – violin
- Mikey Freedom Hart – electric guitar
- Sean Hutchinson – percussion
- Rob Lebert – assistant engineer
- Laura Lisk – recording engineer
- Will Quinnell – assistant engineer
- Michael Riddleberger – percussion
- John Rooney – assistant engineer
- Jon Sher – assistant engineer
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing engineer
- Evan Smith – songwriter, synthesizer
- Matt Wolach – assistant engineer