Yoshi City

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"Yoshi City"
Yoshi city.jpg
Single by Yung Lean
from the album Unknown Memory
Released17 June 2014 (2014-06-17)
Recorded2014
Genre Cloud rap
Length3:45
Label Sky Team
Songwriter(s) Yung Lean
Producer(s) Yung Gud
Yung Lean singles chronology
"Kyoto"
(2013)
"Yoshi City"
(2014)
"Crystal Clear Ice"
(2015)
Music video
"Yoshi City" on YouTube

"Yoshi City" is a song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean, released in 2014. It was the first single released for his debut album, Unknown Memory . [1]

Contents

On 17 June 2014 a video for the song was released, directed by Marcus Söderlund. The Fader described it as "a glossy, big-budget Sad Boys production compared to the dial-up, Windows 95 quality of his other videos." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Yoshi City" Yung Gud 3:45
Total length:3:45

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 "Yung Lean Shares "Yoshi City" Video; Sad Boys to Tour North America". The Fader. June 17, 2014.