| "You Belong to the City" | ||||
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| Single by Glenn Frey | ||||
| from the album Miami Vice soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Smuggler's Blues" | |||
| Released | September 1985[1] | |||
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| Length | 4:22 (single version) 5:51 (album version) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Producer(s) | Glenn Frey | |||
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| "You Belong to the City" on YouTube | ||||
"You Belong to the City" is a song written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, and recorded by Frey during his solo career. It was written specifically for the television show Miami Vice in 1985. The song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, although it did reach the top of the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.[3]
The song, along with Jan Hammer's "Miami Vice Theme", helped the Miami Vice soundtrack album reach the top spot of the Billboard 200 chart. Frey performed this song live when touring with the Eagles until 2005. A version of the Eagles performing the song can be found on their DVD Farewell Tour I: Live from Melbourne released that year.
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- ^ a b Gordon, Allen S. (1998). "Jay-Z: In My Lifetime". Rap Pages. Vol. 7. L.F.P. Incorporated. p. 233.
For strictly hard-core rappers, using a white/new wave 1980s pop tune like Glen Frey's "You Belong to the City" would be considered treading on thin ice
- ^ "Glenn Frey – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2013.