"Back in the Crowd" | ||||
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Single by Tom Waits | ||||
from the album Bad as Me | ||||
Released | September 27, 2011 | |||
Genre | Rock, Latin | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | ANTI-, Epitaph [1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | |||
Tom Waits singles chronology | ||||
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"Back in the Crowd" is a song by American rock musician Tom Waits. It is the second single and seventh track from Waits' seventeenth studio album, Bad as Me. [2] [3] Written and produced by Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan, the song was released on September 27, 2011 as a digital download via iTunes and Spotify. [4]
"Back in the Crowd" is a guitar-driven Latin-influenced midtempo ballad. [5] It features guitar work from Los Lobos guitarist and vocalist David Hidalgo and longtime collaborator Marc Ribot. [4]
Tom Waits described the song as "an old fashioned jukebox tune for a slow dance with your girl (or guy)." [3] [6]
Upon its release, the song received mainly positive reviews. Thom Jurek of Allmusic described the song as "the wasted lover's plea in the West Texas mariachi." [7] Filter magazine wrote: "the song is obviously short and oftentimes tinged with bittersweetness", also adding that "Waits' deep croon evokes the sadness found in the song's mellow melody and lyrics." [8] Luke Larsen of Paste magazine praised the song, reporting that "the song sort of just casually shows up and then disappears, but its mood is infectious." [9] Katie Hasty of Hitfix described the song as a "The Southwestern, nylon-string-enhanced loner ballad" and "a trending bawler," also further explaining that "she just slow-danced by herself and had a good cry." [10] Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound indicated that "the song doesn’t sound like a track that’s on an album titled Bad as Me", while commenting that it is "most likely something your grandparents danced to after the war." [11]
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 73 |
"Back in the Crowd" | ||||
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Single by Tom Waits | ||||
from the album Bad as Me | ||||
Released | September 27, 2011 | |||
Genre | Rock, Latin | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | ANTI-, Epitaph [1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | |||
Tom Waits singles chronology | ||||
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"Back in the Crowd" is a song by American rock musician Tom Waits. It is the second single and seventh track from Waits' seventeenth studio album, Bad as Me. [2] [3] Written and produced by Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan, the song was released on September 27, 2011 as a digital download via iTunes and Spotify. [4]
"Back in the Crowd" is a guitar-driven Latin-influenced midtempo ballad. [5] It features guitar work from Los Lobos guitarist and vocalist David Hidalgo and longtime collaborator Marc Ribot. [4]
Tom Waits described the song as "an old fashioned jukebox tune for a slow dance with your girl (or guy)." [3] [6]
Upon its release, the song received mainly positive reviews. Thom Jurek of Allmusic described the song as "the wasted lover's plea in the West Texas mariachi." [7] Filter magazine wrote: "the song is obviously short and oftentimes tinged with bittersweetness", also adding that "Waits' deep croon evokes the sadness found in the song's mellow melody and lyrics." [8] Luke Larsen of Paste magazine praised the song, reporting that "the song sort of just casually shows up and then disappears, but its mood is infectious." [9] Katie Hasty of Hitfix described the song as a "The Southwestern, nylon-string-enhanced loner ballad" and "a trending bawler," also further explaining that "she just slow-danced by herself and had a good cry." [10] Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound indicated that "the song doesn’t sound like a track that’s on an album titled Bad as Me", while commenting that it is "most likely something your grandparents danced to after the war." [11]
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 73 |