Big City Life

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"Big City Life"
Big City Life (Single).jpg
Single by Mattafix
from the album Signs of a Struggle
Released8 August 2005 (2005-08-08)
Length3:57
Label Buddhist Punk
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mattafix
Mattafix singles chronology
"11.30"
(2005)
"Big City Life"
(2005)
"To & Fro"
(2006)
Audio
"Big City Life" on YouTube

"Big City Life" is a song by English electronic music duo Mattafix. With a chorus sung in Jamaican Patois, "Big City Life" was released in August 2005 as the second single from Mattafix's debut album, Signs of a Struggle (2005). The single topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and Switzerland, and it peaked at number 15 in the duo's native United Kingdom. The song's music video was directed by Scott Franklin. [1]

Contents

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the Signs of a Struggle album booklet. [8]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Big City Life"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [53] Gold15,000*
Germany (BVMI) [54] Platinum300,000^
Italy (FIMI) [55] Gold25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [56] Gold5,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [57] Platinum40,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Big City Life"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom8 August 2005
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
Buddhist Punk [58]
Australia13 February 2006CD [59]

Luude version

"Big City Life"
Luude & Mattafix - Big City Life.png
Single by Luude and Mattafix
Released17 June 2022 (2022-06-17)
Genre Drum and bass [60]
Length2:26
Label Sweat It Out
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Luude
Luude and Mattafix singles chronology
"Down Under"
(2021)
"Big City Life"
(2022)
"Oh My"
(2023)

In 2022, Australian producer Luude was approached by Mattafix to remix "Big City Life" as a drum and bass track. [60] The song was released on 17 June 2022 and reached the top 10 on the Official New Zealand Singles Chart. [61]

At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year. [62]

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Big City Life" by Luude and Mattafix
Chart (2022–2023)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [63] 55
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [64] 19
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [65] 54
Germany (Official German Charts) [66] 67
Ireland (IRMA) [67] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [68] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [69] 8
UK Dance (OCC) [70] 4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Big City Life" by Luude and Mattafix
Chart (2022)Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [71] 31
UK Singles (OCC) [72] 65

Certifications

Certifications for "Big City Life" by Luude and Mattafix
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [73] 2× Platinum140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [74] Gold15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [75] 2× Platinum60,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [76] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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