The City (EP)

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The City
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EP by
Released8 October 2012
Recorded2011–12
Genre Electro house
Length23:37
Label
Producer Madeon
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

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).

Contents

Music video

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

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

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [3] 24
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)34
Belgium (Ultratip 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

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States27 August 2012 [8] Digital download
United Kingdom8 October 2012 [9]

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