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'{{more citations needed|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox song | name = Chi-Town | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[The Cribs]] | album = [[In the Belly of the Brazen Bull]] | B-side = Better Than Me | released = {{Start date|2012|02|14|df=y}} | recorded = Chicago, US | studio = | genre = *[[Indie rock]] *[[alternative rock]] | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=20}} | label = [[Wichita Recordings]] | writer = *[[Gary Jarman]] *[[Ross Jarman]] *[[Ryan Jarman]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Housewife (The Cribs song)|Housewife]] | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = [[Come on, be a No-One]] | next_year = 2012 }} "'''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 duck 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> fuck this song ==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> =="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> ==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. ==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = [[Gary Jarman]], [[Ross Jarman]] and [[Ryan Jarman]] | writing_credits = | headline = 7-inch single & digital download | title1 = Chi-Town | length1 = 3:20 | title2 = Better Than Me | length2 = 3:01 }} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[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}} [[Category:2012 singles]] [[Category:The Cribs songs]] [[Category:Songs written by Gary Jarman]] [[Category:Songs written by Ross Jarman]] [[Category:Songs written by Ryan Jarman]] [[Category:2012 songs]] [[Category:Warner Records singles]] [[Category:Wichita Recordings singles]]'