"In This City" is a song by American band Iglu & Hartly. The song is taken from their first album & Then Boom (2008). "In This City" peaked at number thirty-five on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Outside of the United States, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium (Flanders), the Republic or Ireland, and the United Kingdom.[1] It is so far their only hit, thus making them a one-hit wonder.
| "In This City" | ||||
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| Single by Iglu & Hartly | ||||
| from the album & Then Boom | ||||
| Released | September 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Iglu and Hartly | |||
| Iglu and Hartly singles chronology | ||||
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Release and reception
editThe 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
editIn 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.
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Iglu & Hartly - In This City". Top40-Charts.com.
- ^ Bowman, Lisa (31 August 2017). "Critics are unanimous in their reviews for Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water'". NME.
- ^ "Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music • Popjustice". Popjustice.
- ^ "Iglu & Hartly – In This City" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Iglu & Hartly – In This City" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 7. týden 2009 in the date selector. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Iglu & Hartly Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Discography Iglu & Hartly". Irish Charts Portal. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Iglu & Hartly Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Iglu & Hartly – In This City" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Iglu & Hartly". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Iglu & Hartly Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "British single certifications – Iglu & Hartly – In This City". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 4, 2022.