"The Bakery" is a song by American recording artist Melanie Martinez, released as the only single from her EP '' After School'', and accompanied by a music video.

Background

On July 25, 2020, Melanie revealed during an interview with Brazilian channel "Multishow" that the track was produced by

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. On September 22, 2020, Melanie posted a snippet of the song on TikTok, announcing that it would be released on September 25. On September 25, 2020, Melanie posted a snippet of the music video on her Instagram, announcing that the video, alongside the rest of the EP, would be released at 12:00AM EST. 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 she needed to make money to invest into her art and her music.

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