Ghosts (Bruce Springsteen song)

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"Ghosts"
Single by Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
from the album Letter to You
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)
Studio Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
Genre
Length5:54
Label Columbia
Songwriter Bruce Springsteen
Producers
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.

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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"
RegionDateFormatLabel
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
US Rock & Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 49

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. 1 2 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.
  8. ↑ "Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
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