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Chinatown (Bleachers song)

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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Chinatown

| cover = bleachers chinatown.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Bleachers featuring Bruce Springsteen

| album = Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night

| B-side = 45

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 4:08

| label = RCA

| writer =

| producer =

| chronology = Bleachers

| prev_title = 45

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Stop Making This Hurt

| next_year = 2021

| misc =

}}

"'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. The act performed the song, along with "How Dare You Want More", in the January 15, 2022 episode of 'Saturday Night Live'.

Critical reception



Jon Pareles writing for 'The New York Times' praised Bruce Springsteen's guest appearance, saying "Springsteens voice appears as if out of a mist, like the apparition of a patron saint".

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.

Track listing



'7-inch vinyl'

*"Chinatown" (featuring Bruce Springsteen)' 4:08

*"45" 3:45

Personnel



Credits taken from Tidal.

*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 Gransson 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

Charts



Release history



References



Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:Bleachers (band) songs

Category:Bruce Springsteen songs

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Jack Antonoff

Category:Songs written by Jack Antonoff

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