The City is an extended play (EP) by French DJ and record producer Madeon. The title track was released as a single on 27 August 2012, with an EP release on 8 October 2012, with remixes and alternative versions of his tracks "Finale" and "Icarus". It was released exclusively as a digital download. The EP's title track, "The City", contains uncredited vocals from Zak Waters and Cass Lowe,[1] and an extended mix. A remix by The M Machine was released as a single on 10 December 2012. The song is on the soundtrack for the 2012 video game Need For Speed: Most Wanted and NHL 15. The song features on the deluxe edition of his debut studio album, Adventure (2015).

The City
EP by
Released8 October 2012
Recorded2011–12
GenreElectro house
Length23:37
Label
ProducerMadeon
Madeon chronology
The City
(2012)
Adventure
(2015)
Singles from The City
  1. "Icarus"
    Released: 24 February 2012
  2. "Finale"
    Released: 22 July 2012
  3. "The City"
    Released: 27 August 2012

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "The City" was posted to YouTube on 18 September 2012. As of January 2023, it had received more than 6.5 million views.[2]

Track listing

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Digital download – single
No.TitleLength
1."The City"3:53
Digital download – EP
No.TitleLength
1."The City"3:53
2."The City" (extended mix)4:30
3."Finale" (Netsky remix)4:55
4."Icarus" (live version)5:09
5."Icarus" (Fred V & Grafix remix)5:10

Chart performance

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] 24
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) 34
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] 21
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 25
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[4] 13
UK Dance (OCC)[5] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 74
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 20

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United States 27 August 2012[8] Digital download
United Kingdom 8 October 2012[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. ^ Madeon - The City (Official Video), retrieved 2023-01-02
  3. ^ a b c "Madeon – The City" (in French). Ultratip.
  4. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  5. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "UK Singles Chart 20.10.2012 (wk41)". Zobbel.de. 20 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Chart Highlights: Carly Rae Jepsen Plants 'Kiss' On Pop Songs". Billboard. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  8. ^ iTunes - Music - The City - Single by Madeon
  9. ^ iTunes - Music - The City - EP by Madeon