Citysong

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"Citysong"
Luscious Jackson - Citysong single cover.jpg
Single by Luscious Jackson
from the album Natural Ingredients
B-side "Energy Sucker", "Radiating" [1]
ReleasedJuly 12, 1994 (1994-07-12) [2]
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:20
Label Grand Royal
Songwriter(s)
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]

Contents

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

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