Citysong

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"Citysong"
Single by Luscious Jackson
from the album Natural Ingredients
B-side"Energy Sucker", "Radiating"[1]
ReleasedJuly 12, 1994 (1994-07-12)[2]
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:20
LabelGrand Royal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jill Cunniff
  • Gabby Glaser
  • Tony Mangurian[4]
Luscious Jackson singles chronology
"Let Yourself Get Down"
(1994)
"Citysong"
(1994)
"Deep Shag"
(1994)
Music video
"Citysong" on YouTube

"Citysong" is a song performed by American alternative rock group Luscious Jackson, issued as the lead single from their debut studio album Natural Ingredients. It was commissioned as a double single with "Deep Shag" in some markets;[5] and it includes a sample of "On and On" by Gladys Knight & the Pips.[6] Co-written and co-produced by group members Jill Cunniff and Gabby Glaser,[3][4] the song peaked at #39 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 1994.[7]

On January 14, 1995, Luscious Jackson performed "Citysong" on Saturday Night Live.[8]

Music video[edit]

The official music video for "Citysong" was directed by Tamra Davis.[9]

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 69
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] 39

Use in Media[edit]

The song was used in Season 18, Episode 7 of American Dad! as the theme song to a fictional sitcom named "Big City Honeys."[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Luscious Jackson - City Song [sic] | Releases, Reviews, Credits | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Luscious Jackson - Citysong - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Citysong - Luscious Jackson | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Luscious Jackson - City Song [sic] (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "LUSCIOUS JACKSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Citysong by Luscious Jackson - Samples, Covers and Remixes | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Luscious Jackson | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Navaroli, Joel. "SNL Archives | Episodes | 01.14.1995 #7". SNL Archives. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Luscious Jackson - "City song" [sic]". mvdbase.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  10. ^ O'Day, John Drake (2023-05-15), Cow I Met Your Moo-ther, American Dad!, Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, retrieved 2024-01-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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