City Flat

"City Flat"
Single by Boom Crash Opera
from the album Boom Crash Opera
Released1987
RecordedJanuary–February 1987
StudioRAK Studios, London
GenreRock
Length4:02
6:34 (extended mix)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance
Producer(s)Alex Sadkin
Boom Crash Opera singles chronology
"Hands Up in the Air"
(1986) 		"City Flat"
(1987) 		"Her Charity"
(1987)

"City Flat" is a song by Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera, released in 1987 as the third single from their self-titled studio album. It was written by the band's two main songwriters: guitarist Peter Farnan and bass player Richard Pleasance. The song peaked at number 42 in Australia.[1]

Music critic Stuart Coupe called it "one of the more outstanding tracks" from the band's debut album. "It was written at a pretty bleak time," Farnan told Coupe. "We literally were hanging around kitchens drinking coffee saying ‘how are we going to get [the band] going, and what are we doing?’ You really feel like you're not getting anywhere.”[2]

Producer Sadkin was convinced the song would be a hit. Farnan later said, "It wasn't a hit. We called it 'City Flop'. But he made sure that record got made to a high glossy standard."[3]

Track listing

  1. "City Flat" (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance) – 4:02
  2. "Spirit of Progress" (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance, Dale Ryder, Peter Maslen) – 3:51
  3. "City Flat" (Extended Mix) (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance) – 6:34

Personnel

  • Peter Farnan – guitar, vocals
  • Peter Maslen – drums, vocals
  • Greg O'Connor – keyboards
  • Richard Pleasance – guitar, bass, vocals
  • Dale Ryder – lead vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 42

References

  1. ^ Australian Music Database
  2. ^ Coupe, Stuart (4 October 1987). "Boom Crash Opera on the way". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 124. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ Jane Gazzo (2024). I Hear Motion. Melbourne Books. p. 25. ISBN 9781922779267.
  4. ^ David Kent's Australian Chart Book Archived 2016-03-05 at archive.today: based on the Kent Music Report


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