"Ghost Town" is the debut single by American singer and songwriter Benson Boone, released on October 15, 2021, through Night Street Records. It was co-written by Boone with JT Daly, Nolan Sipe and Tushar Apte, and produced by Daly. It reached number one in Norway, the top 10 in Denmark and top 20 in Sweden. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 8, 2022.
The song was included on Boone's debut album, Fireworks & Rollerblades.
Background Benson Boone has been called a "TikTok star", having over 2 million followers on the platform. He appeared on season 19 of American Idol in early 2021, where he won a golden ticket to Hollywood, but left because he felt the show was "not right" for him. Following this, he signed with Dan Reynolds' Warner Records label Night Street Records and released "Ghost Town".
Critical reception Joe Lynch of Billboard called the song an "elegant, lonely piano ballad that shows off [Boone's] robust yet restrained vocals and knack for melodic detail".
Personnel Benson Boone – lead vocals, songwriting, piano, drums JT Daly – songwriting, production, engineering, electric guitar, organ, acoustic guitar, drums Josh Lovell - engineering, acoustic guitar Nolan Sipe – songwriting Tushar Apte – songwriting Julie Melucci – acoustic guitar Chad Howat – piano Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mix engineering Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Ghost Town" Chart (2021–2022) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 67 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 30 South Korea (Circle) 80
Year-end charts + 2022 year-end chart performance for "Ghost Town" Chart (2022) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 75 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 25 Denmark (Tracklisten) 34 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 74 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 36
Certifications
Release history + Release history for "Ghost Town" Region Date Format Label Various October 15, 2021 Night Street Italy November 12, 2021 Contemporary hit radio Warner United States November 29, 2021 Adult contemporary radio
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