Chi-Town (song)

"Chi-Town"
"Chi-Town"
Single by The Cribs
from the album In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
B-side	"Better Than Me"
Released	14 February 2012
Recorded	Chicago, US
Genre	Indie rock; alternative rock;
Length	3:20
Label	Wichita Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Gary Jarman; Ross Jarman; Ryan Jarman;
The Cribs singles chronology

"Chi-Town" is the first single taken from the fifth studio album by British

Housewife" in August 2010, and later found release on fifth LP In the Belly of the Brazen Bull

in May 2012.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe premiered the track, playing it three times on his show one evening, and "Chi-Town" was immediately released as a free digital download on a variety of music news websites. Recorded and mixed at Electrical Audio studio, Chicago with engineer Steve Albini, the song received mastering treatment in Sterling Sound, New York City from Greg Calbi.^[1]

Physical release

Frequent band collaborator Nick Scott designed the sleeve, whereas Gary Jarman provided the cover image of the lo-fi Chicago skyline. The vinyl received release in purple, continuing a theme dating back to their debut of using a variety of colours, and gained the catalogue number 'WEBB344S'. The liner notes also indicate "this seven inch was given away with the album, In the Belly of the Brazen Bull".^[2]

"Better Than Me"

"Better Than Me", the 7-inch single B-side, initially found release as a 'treat' for those who pre-ordered the new LP as an "instant gratification track". Produced and engineered at Greenmount Studios, Leeds by Lee Smith and fellow Wakefield resident Jamie Lockhart, the song reached completion though Chris Potter at Electric Mastering, London.^[3]

Miscellaneous

The band opted not to release an accompanying video with the song. Furthermore, "Chi-Town" failed to make a mark on the British singles chart due to BPI rules and regulations associated with free digital downloads.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Jarman, Ross Jarman and Ryan Jarman

7-inch single & digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chi-Town"	3:20
2.	"Better Than Me"	3:01

Footnotes

^ "Chi-Town free download". 15 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
^ "Narcsville". 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
^ Liner notes from "Chi-Town" 7-inch single (London: Wichita Recordings, 2012)

External links

[1] "Chi-Town free download". 15 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-22.

[2] "Narcsville". 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-22.

[3] Liner notes from "Chi-Town" 7-inch single (London: Wichita Recordings, 2012)

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v t e The Cribs
Gary Jarman Ross Jarman Ryan Jarman Johnny Marr
Studio albums	The Cribs The New Fellas Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever Ignore the Ignorant In the Belly of the Brazen Bull For All My Sisters 24-7 Rock Star Shit Night Network
Singles	"Hey Scenesters!" "You're Gonna Lose Us" "Men's Needs" "Moving Pictures" "Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? / Our Bovine Public" "I'm a Realist" "Cheat on Me" "We Share the Same Skies" "So Hot Now / Separate" " Housewife " "Chi-Town" "Come on, be a No-One" "Glitters Like Gold" "Anna"