City Is Ours

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"City Is Ours"
City Is Ours BTR.jpg
Promotional single by Big Time Rush
from the album BTR
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010
Recorded2009
Studio Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Length3:12
Label
Songwriter(s) Eric Sanicola
Producer(s) Kevin Rudolf
Music video
"City Is Ours" on YouTube

"City Is Ours" is a song by American pop group, Big Time Rush. It was released digitally on August 3, 2010, as the fifth promotional single from their debut studio album, BTR . [1]

Contents

Background and composition

"City Is Ours" was written by Eric Sanicola and was produced by Kevin Rudolf. [2] The song was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. [3] Speaking with Artistdirect about the song, James Maslow stated, "We relate the song to everywhere we go. When we tour around the country, it's going to mean, 'We're partying. This city is ours. Let's rock out and have a good time. Everybody believe you're meant to be here'." [2]

Music video

The music video for "City Is Ours" premiered via VEVO on July 23, 2010. The video was filmed in Los Angeles, California, at the Million Dollar Hotel. [1] The video was filmed to be included in their TV series, Big Time Rush in the episode, "Big Time Music Video". [4]

Speaking about the concept of the video, Maslow stated, "We wanted to create this idea where we shoot a music video in the show, and all these directors have terrible ideas about how to make the city theirs. It was our way of saying, 'Hey, we just moved to Los Angeles. Let's show everybody we can have a good time, and this is what we love to do'." [2]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."City Is Ours"3:12
2."City Is Ours" (music video)3:11

Credits and personnel

Credits for "City Is Ours" adapted from BTR liner notes, Columbia Records. [3]

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "City Is Ours"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesAugust 3, 2010 Digital download [1]
United KingdomDecember 3, 2010 [10]

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