Citysong

"Citysong"
Single by Luscious Jackson
from the album Natural Ingredients
B-side	"Energy Sucker", "Radiating"[1]
Released	July 12, 1994 (1994-07-12)[2]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:20
Label	Grand Royal
Songwriter(s)	Jill Cunniff Gabby Glaser Laurie Anderson Curtis Mayfield[3]
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. "Citysong - Luscious Jackson | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
4. "Luscious Jackson - City Song [sic] (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
5. "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. "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.

External links

• Citysong at AllMusic
• "Citysong" at Discogs (list of releases)