| "Living in a Ghost Town" | ||||
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| Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album Hackney Diamonds (Japanese edition) | ||||
| Released | 23 April 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
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| "Living in a Ghost Town" on YouTube | ||||
"Living in a Ghost Town" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones. The song was recorded during sessions of the Rolling Stones in 2019, ultimately being finished the following year. The track is reggae-influenced and features lyrics and a music video that reference the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released as a digital download and streaming single on 23 April 2020, through Polydor Records. The song was the Rolling Stones' first single in four years and the first original material from the band since "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot" in 2012. It received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success, appearing on over a dozen sales and streaming charts. It is the final original recording by the band to feature Charlie Watts before his death in August 2021. It also appears as a bonus track on the Japanese release of the band's 2023 album Hackney Diamonds.