Ghosts (Bruce Springsteen song)
{{short description|2020 single by Bruce Springsteen}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Ghosts
| cover =
| alt =
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| type = single
| artist = Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
| album = Letter to You
| A-side =
| B-side =
| released = {{Start date|2020|09|24}}
| recorded =
| studio = Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
| genre = * Rock{{Cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bruce-springsteen/ghosts|title=Ghosts by Bruce Springsteen|website=Songfacts.com|access-date=28 May 2022}}
- heartland rock{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/bruce-springsteens-ghosts-is-a-rousing-ode-to-age-and-memory#:~:text=%E2%80%9C'Ghosts'%20is%20about%20the,only%20discover%20and%20share%20together%E2%80%9D.|title = Bruce Springsteen's 'Ghosts' is a Rousing Ode to Age and Memory|website=Clashmusic.com| date=25 September 2020 }}
| length = 5:54
| label = Columbia
| writer = Bruce Springsteen
| producer =
- Ron Aniello
- Bruce Springsteen
| chronology =
| prev_title = Letter to You
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Chinatown
| next_year = 2020
}}
"Ghosts" is a 2020 single by American rock band Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The song was released as the second single for Springsteen's then forthcoming album Letter to You on September 24, 2020. A music video for the single was also released.
Description
It has been described as a song about the "beauty and joy of being in a band and the pain of losing one another to illness and time".{{Cite news|last=Richards|first=Will|date=September 24, 2020|title=Bruce Springsteen mourns lost loved ones on powerful new song 'Ghosts'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruce-springsteen-mourns-lost-loved-ones-on-powerful-new-song-ghosts-2760687|work=NME|access-date=September 25, 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=September 24, 2020|title=Bruce Springsteen Shares New Song "Ghosts": Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bruce-springsteen-shares-new-song-ghosts-listen/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=September 25, 2020}} Besides being a salute to lost bandmates and a love letter to rock, Rolling Stone describes "Ghosts" as a probable future live favorite when concerts resume, and sounding like a "revved-up version of rockers from The River, such as "Two Hearts".{{Cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=September 24, 2020|title=Hear Bruce Springsteen's Hard-Rocking New Single 'Ghosts'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-ghosts-1065958/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 25, 2020}} The official music video features visual references to George Theiss, Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici.
Release history
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|+Release formats for "Ghosts" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
| scope="row"| Various
| 24 September 2020 | {{flatlist| }} | Columbia |
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| scope="row"| United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist|title=BBC - Radio 2 New Music Playlist|publisher=BBC Radio 2|date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001130051/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist|archive-date=1 October 2020|access-date=1 October 2020}}
| 26 September 2020 | Sony |
Charts
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|+Sales chart performance for "Ghosts" |
| Chart (2020)
! Peak |
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| scope="row"|US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-springsteen-the-e-street-band/chart-history/rkt/|title=Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band|magazine=Billboard}}
|5 |
References
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Category:Bruce Springsteen songs
Category:Songs written by Bruce Springsteen
Category:Song recordings produced by Ron Aniello