Ghosts (Bruce Springsteen song)

"Ghosts"
Single by Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
from the album Letter to You
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)
StudioThrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
Genre
Length5:54
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band singles chronology
"Letter to You"
(2020) 		"Ghosts"
(2020) 		"Chinatown"
(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".[3][4] 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".[5] The official music video features visual references to George Theiss, Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici.

Release history

Release formats for "Ghosts"
Region Date Format Label
Various[3] 24 September 2020
Columbia
United Kingdom[6] 26 September 2020 Adult contemporary Sony

Charts

Sales chart performance for "Ghosts"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7] 5

References

  1. ^ "Ghosts by Bruce Springsteen". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Bruce Springsteen's 'Ghosts' is a Rousing Ode to Age and Memory". Clashmusic.com. 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Richards, Will (September 24, 2020). "Bruce Springsteen mourns lost loved ones on powerful new song 'Ghosts'". NME. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Bloom, Madison (September 24, 2020). "Bruce Springsteen Shares New Song "Ghosts": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Hiatt, Brian (September 24, 2020). "Hear Bruce Springsteen's Hard-Rocking New Single 'Ghosts'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "BBC - Radio 2 New Music Playlist". BBC Radio 2. 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band". Billboard.