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

"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

Background

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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

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"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.[3]

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Alternative Streaming Songs (Billboard)[4] 25
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] 23

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 25, 2020 Digital download Atlantic [6]

References

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  1. ^ Melanie Martinez - The Bakery [Official Music Video]. September 25, 2020 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Melanie Martinez on TikTok". TikTok.
  3. ^ a b "Login • Instagram". Instagram. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ^ "The Bakery Title Performance - Alternative", Billboard, October 10, 2020
  5. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "iTunes - Music - After School - EP by Melanie Martinez". iTunes. 25 September 2020.