Crowded Places

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"Crowded Places"
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Single by Banks
ReleasedApril 7, 2017 (2017-04-7)
Length4:22
Label Harvest
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jack Antonoff
Banks singles chronology
"To the Hilt"
(2016)		"Crowded Places"
(2017)		"Underdog"
(2017)
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"Crowded Places" on YouTube

"Crowded Places" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Banks. It was released as a single on April 7, 2017. The song was written by Banks, Tim Anderson and Jack Antonoff, and produced by the latter. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

"Crowded Places" was written and released specifically for the penultimate episode of the HBO series Girls , although Banks had already released The Altar , her sophomore studio album, six months prior. [2] [3] The episode was aired on April 9, 2017. [4]

The song was written by Banks, Anderson and Antonoff, and produced by the latter. The song is a ballad, which lasts for 4 minutes and 22 seconds. [1] [5] William Defebaugh of V Magazine described it as "stripped down and raw". [6] [7] Lyrically, "Crowded Places" talks about social anxiety and a relationship gone wrong because of this. [6] The song begins with Banks singing softly "Hey, Hey, Hey". During the chorus, she sings, "Cause I've been scared of crowded places/ Come with me, I'll take you home". [8]

Critical reception

Matthew Scott Donnelly of PopCrush described the song as "a quiet, moving lullaby". [4] For Laurence Day of The Line of Best Fit , the song is "darkly euphoric". [5] William Defebaugh V Magazine said that "Crowded Places" listens as of an open–hearted confessional, playing to the singer's strength in creating intimacy in sonic spaces–even more so than anything she's released prior. [6] Taylor Bryant of Nylon Magazine described "Crowded Places" as an intimate track that puts Banks' vulnerability on full display. [7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Crowded Places"
Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Alternative Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 12

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Crowded Places"
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousApril 7, 2017
 Harvest [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crowded Places – Single by Banks". iTunes Store (US). April 7, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Hertweck, Nate (September 5, 2017). "Banks: Writing 'Crowded Places', Coming Into Her Body". Grammy.com . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Howard, Lindsay (April 7, 2017). "Listen: BANKS Releases Tender New Single 'Crowded Places'". Variance . Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Donnelly, Matthew Scott (April 10, 2017). "That Banks Song on Last Night's 'Girls' Episode Is Really Putting People Through It". PopCrush . Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Day, Laurence (April 7, 2017). "Banks is back with powerful new pop ballad 'Crowded Places'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Defebaugh, William (April 7, 2017). "'Crowded Places' Might Be BANKS's Most Beautiful Song Yet". V . Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Bryant, Taylor (April 7, 2017). "Listen To Banks' Beautiful New Track". Nylon . Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ McCafferty, Kelly (May 22, 2017). "BANKS Explores Love vs. Success with Aching & Poetic 'Crowded Places'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Crowded Places / Banks TIDAL". Tidal . April 7, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Banks Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Crowded Places - Single by Banks on Apple Music". iTunes Store (United States). April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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