In This City

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"In This City"
In this City.jpg
Single by Iglu & Hartly
from the album & Then Boom
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Pop
Label Mercury Records
Songwriter(s) Iglu and Hartly
Iglu and Hartly singles chronology
""Violent and Young"""In This City"
(2008)

Release and reception

The music magazine NME gave the song 8/10 and commented that it has a great chorus and "a joyful pop song". [2] Popjustice made it their 'song of the day', saying "The band specialise in really smart synthy pop tunes with rapping in and when the choruses are this massive it's hard not to become slightly obsessed". [3]

The song was added to the upfront section of the playlist of BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom in August 2008 and the A-List the subsequent month.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "In This City" debuted at number 80 on the UK Singles Chart on September 7, 2008 – for the week ending date September 13, 2008 – solely on downloads, and went on to peak at number five on the chart on September 28, 2008 – for the week ending date October 4, 2008 – becoming Iglu & Hartley's first and only top ten song in Britain. In Ireland, the song peaked at number nine on the Irish Singles Chart.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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