The Down Town
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| "The Down Town" | ||||
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 Australian CD single cover artwork | ||||
| Single by Days of the New | ||||
| from the album Days of the New | ||||
| Released | May 12, 1998 | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Outpost | |||
| Songwriter | Travis Meeks | |||
| Producer | Scott Litt | |||
| Days of the New singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Down Town" on YouTube | ||||
"The Down Town" is a song by American rock band Days of the New, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album. Like its predecessor, the song reached number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1998. "The Down Town" is also the third track on the band's Definitive Collection, released in 2008.
Lyrically, "The Down Town" ambiguously details a town of drug users who are afraid of change and suppressive of the narrator. The phrase "to bring me down" is rebelliously shouted throughout the chorus. A mention of pointless and rejected concern over another person's well-being is also addressed during the bridge. Given this theme of negativity, the "Down Town" song title may be intended as a double entendre or pun.
Music video
The "Down Town" video, directed by Lance Bangs, consists of a live concert performance. It retains the live audio and includes some notable differences from the studio recording; verse chords are used extensively in various parts, more punchy staccato is incorporated, and the first lyric of the bridge is changed to "I don't think that I should give a fuck about you." The performance lasts nearly a whole minute longer at 5:10.
Track listing
- "The Down Town" (LP version)
- "The Down Town" (radio remix version)
- "Touch, Peel and Stand" (live)
- "Freak" (live)
- The live tracks were recorded at the New World Music Theatre for Rock 103.5 Chicago's Rockstock '97 on September 6, 1997.