"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

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

Chart positions

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

References

  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. 1 2 "Citysong - Luscious Jackson | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Luscious Jackson - City Song [sic] (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.



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