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"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;
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"Chi-Town" is the first single taken from the fifth studio album by British indie rock band the Cribs, released in February 2012. The song was the band's first new material since "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.

Chicago, Illinois, where the song was recorded at "Electrical Audio", is sometimes known as Chi-Town, which is likely the reason the song is named as such.

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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-| Name           = Chi-Town
+| name       = Chi-Town
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+| cover      =
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-| Album          = [[In the Belly of the Brazen Bull]]
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+| label      = [[Wichita Recordings]]
-{{flagicon|Europe}} Cooperative Music<br />
+| writer     = *[[Gary Jarman]]
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-| Writer         = Jarman, Jarman and Jarman
+*[[Ryan Jarman]]
-| Engineer       = [[Steve Albini]]
+| producer   =
-| Last single    = '[[Housewife]]'<br/>(August 2010)
+| prev_title = [[Housewife (The Cribs song)|Housewife]]
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-| Next single    = '[[Come on, be a No-One]]'<br/> (April 2012)
+| next_title = [[Come on, be a No-One]]
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+| next_year  = 2012
-  | Album          = [[In the Belly of the Brazen Bull]]
-  | Type           = song
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-# '[[Glitters Like Gold]]'
-# '[[Come on, be a No-One]]'
-# 'Jaded Youth'
-# '[[Anna (The Cribs song)|Anna]]'
-# 'Confident Men'
-# 'Uptight'
-# ''''Chi-Town''''
-# 'Pure O'
-# 'Back to the Bolthole'
-# 'I Should Have Helped'
-# 'Stalagmites'
-# 'Like a Gift Giver'
-# 'Butterflies'
-# 'Arena Rock Encore with Full Cast'
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-''''Chi-Town'''' arrived in February 2012 as the first single taken from the fifth studio album by [[Great Britain|British]] [[indie rock]] band [[The Cribs]]. The song provided listeners with new material for the first time since '[[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 this first song from the band in eighteen months, playing the song three times on his show one evening, and 'Chi-Town' went to immediate release as a free [[Music download|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/951792/the-cribs-chi-town/mp3s/ |title=Chi-Town free download |accessdate=2012-07-22}}</ref>
+"'''Chi-Town'''" is the first single taken from the fifth studio album by British [[indie rock]] band [[the Cribs]], released in February 2012. The song was the band's first new material since "[[Housewife (The Cribs song)|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 [[Music download|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/951792/the-cribs-chi-town/mp3s/ |title=Chi-Town free download |date=15 February 2012 |accessdate=2012-07-22}}</ref>
-==Physical Release==
+==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]]''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.narcsville.com/ |title=Narcsville |date=22 July 2012 |accessdate=2012-07-22}}</ref>
+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]]''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.narcsville.com/ |title=Narcsville |date=22 July 2012 |accessdate=2012-07-22}}</ref>
-=='Better Than Me'==
+=="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.<ref>Liner notes from "Chi-Town" 7-inch single (London: Wichita Recordings, 2012)</ref>
-'Better Than Me', the 7" vinyl 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]].<ref>'Liner Notes' from 'Chi-Town' 7" vinyl (London: Wichita Recordings, 2012)</ref>
 ==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 [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] rules and regulations associated with free digital downloads.
+[[Chicago, Illinois]], where the song was recorded at "[[Electrical Audio]]", is sometimes known as [[Chi-Town]], which is likely the reason the song is named as such.
-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 [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] rules and regulations associated with free digital downloads.
 ==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
-{{tracklist
-| collapsed       =
 | all_writing     = [[Gary Jarman]], [[Ross Jarman]] and [[Ryan Jarman]]
 | writing_credits =
-| headline       = 7" Vinyl and Digital Download
+| headline       = 7-inch single & digital download
 | title1         = Chi-Town
 | length1        = 3:20
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.thecribs.com/official/ official band website]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120720094012/http://www.thecribs.com/official/ official band website]
 *[http://www.wichita-recordings.com/ official record label website]
 {{The Cribs}}
+{{authority control}}
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 [[Category:Songs written by Ross Jarman]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Ryan Jarman]]
+[[Category:2012 songs]]
+[[Category:Warner Records singles]]
+[[Category:Wichita Recordings singles]]

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"