"The City" | ||||
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Single by the 1975 | ||||
from the EP Facedown and IV and the album The 1975 | ||||
Released | 9 August 2012 | |||
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Length | 3:41 (2012 Facedown version) 3:44 (2013 IV version) 3:26 (2013 album edit) | |||
Label | Dirty Hit | |||
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The 1975 singles chronology | ||||
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"The City" is the debut single by English rock band The 1975, released in 2012. The song was originally recorded for their debut extended play Facedown, with a re-recorded version later appearing on their fourth extended play IV and (in edited form) as the second track on their self-titled debut. It was re-released as a single in 2013 in the form of a re-recorded version (edited for their debut album) which peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the Scottish Singles Chart. The song also featured in the game FIFA 14.
It's clear after a quick run through of The 1975's online material that the Manchester outfit has a knack for versatile songwriting. A couple weeks ago the band dropped "The City," an upbeat track not far off from the industrial-pop stylings of their compatriots in The Big Pink.