The Bakery (song)

"The Bakery"
Single by Melanie Martinez
from the EP After School
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
Length2:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Slatkin
Melanie Martinez singles chronology
"Fire Drill"
(2020) 		"The Bakery"
(2020) 		"Death"
(2023)
Music video
"The Bakery" on YouTube

"The Bakery" is a song by a American recording artist Melanie Martinez, released as part of the After School - Deluxe Edition of Martinez’s second studio album K-12. The song was accompanied by a music video.[1]

Background

On July 25, 2020, Martinez revealed during an interview with Brazilian channel "Multishow" that the track was produced by Blake Slatkin. On September 22, 2020, Martinez posted a snippet of the song on TikTok, announcing that it would be released on September 25.[2] On September 25, 2020, Martinez posted a snippet of the music video on her Instagram, announcing that the video, alongside the rest of the deluxe would be released at 12:00AM EST.[3] A photo from the music video was also revealed in an Instagram story.

Theme

"The Bakery" is a song about Martinez unenthusiastically working at a bakery during high school because the singer needed to make money to invest into art and music.[4]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Alternative Streaming Songs (Billboard)[5] 23
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] 23

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 25, 2020 Digital download Atlantic [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "See Melanie Martinez fall down the rabbit hole in "The Bakery" video". Alternative Press. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Melanie Martinez on TikTok". TikTok.
  3. ^ "Melanie Martinez on Instagram". Instagram.
  4. ^ "Melanie Martinez fans are "Glued" to the new "After School" album". Echoes Online. October 16, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Bakery Title Performance - Alternative", Billboard, October 10, 2020, retrieved September 15, 2024
  6. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.