Chinatown (Bleachers song)
{{short description|2020 single by Bleachers featuring Bruce Springsteen}}
{{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 = {{start date|2020|11|16|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:08
| label = RCA
| writer = {{hlist|Jack Antonoff|Evan Smith}}
| producer = {{hlist|Jack Antonoff|Patrik Berger}}
| chronology = Bleachers
| prev_title = 45
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Stop Making This Hurt
| next_year = 2021
| misc ={{Extra chronology
| artist = Bruce Springsteen
| type = single
| prev_title = Ghosts
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Chinatown
| year = 2020
| next_title = I'll See You in My Dreams
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|E4uA85iWsIg|"Chinatown"}}}}
}}
"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.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bleachers_teams_up_with_bruce_springsteen_for_new_song_chinatown|title=Bleachers Gets Bruce Springsteen for New Song "chinatown"|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|work=Exclaim!|date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183542/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bleachers_teams_up_with_bruce_springsteen_for_new_song_chinatown|url-status=live}} 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 "Springsteen’s voice appears as if out of a mist, like the apparition of a patron saint".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/arts/music/playlist-miley-cyrus-dua-lipa-megan-thee-stallion.html|title=Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa's Retro Rock, and 8 More New Songs|last=Pareles|first=Jon|work=The New York Times|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121005239/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/arts/music/playlist-miley-cyrus-dua-lipa-megan-thee-stallion.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/11/bleachers-bruce-springsteen-new-song-chinatown-stream/|title=Jack Antonoff's Bleachers Team with Bruce Springsteen for New Song "chinatown": Stream|last=Graves|first=Wren|work=Consequence of Sound|date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117163531/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/11/bleachers-bruce-springsteen-new-song-chinatown-stream/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
- "Chinatown" (featuring Bruce Springsteen)' – 4:08
- "45" – 3:45
Personnel
Credits taken from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/161803732/credits|title=Credits / Chinatown (feat. Bruce Springsteen)|website=Tidal|date=16 November 2020 |access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128154156/https://listen.tidal.com/album/161803732/credits|url-status=live}}
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- 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
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Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Chinatown" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020-2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|14|artist=Bleachers|rowheader=true|access-date=December 22, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|47|artist=Bleachers|rowheader=true|access-date=February 4, 2024}} |
Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for "Chinatown" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| November 17, 2020 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming|7-inch record}} | rowspan="2"|RCA |
|---|
| scope="row" | United States
| November 23, 2020 |
References
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{{Bleachers}}
{{Bruce Springsteen songs}}
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