"Ghost Town" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 1988 as the third single from their tenth studio album Lap of Luxury.

[1] "Ghost Town" dated back to 1981 when Nielsen recorded a demo of the song during sessions for the band's One on One album.

[4] Upon its release, Billboard commented, "What starts off sounding like vintage ELO develops into a yearning plea highlighted by Zander's vocal.

They stated, "A fine bit of writing by Nielsen and Warren, delivered with gusto by Zander on lead vocals.

"[6] In a review of Lap of Luxury, Spin noted the "great vocal arrangements" and a "George Harrison soundalike guitar solo".