| "City Girl" | |
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| Single by Kevin Shields | |
| from the album Lost in Translation: Original Soundtrack | |
| B-side | |
| Released | June 2003 |
| Recorded | Summer 2002 in London, United Kingdom |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 3:48 |
| Label | Inertia, LIT |
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Shields |
| Producer(s) | Kevin Shields |
"City Girl" is a song by the Irish alternative rock musician Kevin Shields. It is the second track from the soundtrack to the 2003 film Lost in Translation and was released as a standalone single in June 2003. Recorded during summer 2002 with Lost in Translation's music co-ordinator Brian Reitzell, "City Girl" was among the first original material released by Shields since My Bloody Valentine's second studio album, Loveless (1991)—on which he was the main composer, musician and producer.
Produced by Shields, "City Girl" has been described as a mid-tempo garage-influenced alternative rock song and since its original release, critics have drawn comparisons between it and songs from Loveless. An accompanying music video for "City Girl" was directed by Sofia Coppola, the director of Lost in Translation. "City Girl" was well received upon its release, and its inclusion on the Lost in Translation soundtrack, and earned Shields nominations for a number of awards; these include a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Film Music, an Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) award for Best Music in a Film and an Online Film Critics Society award for Best Original Score.