Kansas City (Sneaky Sound System song)

"Kansas City"
Single by Sneaky Sound System
from the album 2
Released12 July 2008 (2008-07-12)
Recordedat The House of Whack, Bondi
GenreElectropop, synth-pop, dance-pop
Length4:29 (single version)
3:56 (album/video version)
LabelWhack
Songwriter(s)Angus McDonald (Black Angus), Connie Mitchell
Producer(s)Black Angus and Donnie Sloan
Sneaky Sound System singles chronology
"Goodbye"
(2007) 		"Kansas City"
(2008) 		"When We Were Young"
(2008)

"Kansas City" is the first single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second studio album 2.

The Adam Callen directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008.[1]

Track listing

CD single / iTunes EP
No.TitleLength
1."Kansas City" (Original)4:29
2."Kansas City" (Lifelike Remix)6:44
3."Kansas City" (Beni Remix)5:06
4."Kansas City" (Tomboy Remix)5:28
Total length:21:46
12" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Kansas City" (Sam la More Remix) 
2."Kansas City" (Beni Remix) 
3."Kansas City" (Tomboy Remix) 
4."When We Were Young" (Shazam Remix) 

Music video

The music video for the song features a yellow brick road and dancing puppets including one that looks like the character of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale was from the US state of Kansas. The Kansas City most people recognize (from skyline photos and sports teams) is the city in the US state of Missouri. Still, references to Kansas City being in Kansas can be technically correct because there is a separate municipality of Kansas City, Kansas across the Kansas-Missouri border from Kansas City, Missouri.

Charts and certifications

Kansas City has been the band's second highest-peaking single ever. Second after their 2007 hit "UFO" which peaked at number #11. The single certified Gold with sales of up to 35,000[2]

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 14
Australian Airplay Chart[3] 16
ARIA Australian Singles[4] 3
ARIA Dance Chart[5] 2
ARIA Club Chart[6] 3 (*)

(*) indicates that the Club/lifelike/Tomboy/Ben's Red Eye/Sam La More mix charted[7]

Year-end charts

Country Chart Ranking
Australia ARIA End of Year Singles[8] 87

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 12 July 2008 Whack CD, digital download WHACK08
22 January 2009 12" vinyl WHACK11

References

  1. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Top 20 Australian Singles & Albums Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". www.ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Australian Music Report Weekly Hot 100". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Top 20 Australian Singles & Albums Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". www.ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Top 20 Dance Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  6. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 965" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2008.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 965" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2008.
  8. ^ "Official ARIA Charts - Top 100 - 2008 | [VanessaAmorosi.net]". Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.