Ghosts (Bruce Springsteen song)

"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.

"Ghosts"
Single by Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
from the album Letter to You
Released	September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)
Studio	Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
Genre	Rock[1] heartland rock[2]
Length	5:54
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)	Ron Aniello Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band singles chronology
"Letter to You" (2020) "Ghosts" (2020) "Chinatown" (2020)

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	Digital download streaming	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