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| "Sun City" | |
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| Single by Artists United Against Apartheid | |
| from the album Sun City | |
| B-side | "Not So Far Away (Dub Version)" |
| Released | October 16, 1985[1][2] |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:45 |
| Label | Manhattan |
| Songwriter(s) | Steven Van Zandt |
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"Sun City" is a 1985 protest song written by Steven Van Zandt, produced by Van Zandt and Arthur Baker and recorded by Artists United Against Apartheid to convey opposition to the South African policy of apartheid. The song declared that all the artists involved would refuse to perform at Sun City, a resort which was located in the bantustan of Bophuthatswana, one of a number of internationally unrecognized states created by the South African government to forcibly relocate its black population.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (October 16, 1985). "Musical Protest to Apartheid". Washington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Van Matre, Lynn (October 13, 1985). "Van Zandt's 'Sun City' Album Project Gives Rock A Voice Against". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2022.