"The Bakery" is a song by an American singer Melanie Martinez, released as part of the After School â deluxe edition of Martinez's second studio album K-12. The song was accompanied by a music video.
On July 25, 2020, Martinez revealed during an interview with Brazilian channel "Multishow" that the track was produced by Blake Slatkin. On September 22,ÃÂ 2020, Martinez posted a snippet of the song on TikTok, announcing that it wouldÃÂ be released on September 25. 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.ÃÂ A photo from the music video was also revealed in an Instagram story.
"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.