"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 "Springsteen’s 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 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
Charts + Chart performance for "Chinatown" Chart (2020–2021) Peakposition
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Chinatown" Region Date Format Label Various November 17, 2020 RCA United States November 23, 2020 Adult alternative radio
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