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This City (Sam Fischer song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = This City
| cover = This City by Sam Fischer.png
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Sam Fischer
| EP = Not a Hobby 'and' Homework
| released = 18 January 2019
13 December 2019 (re-release)
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:14
| label = *RCA
*Sony
| writer = * Sam Fischer
* Jackson Morgan
* Jimmy Robbins
| producer = Jimmy Robbins
| prev_title = Smoke
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Restless
| next_year = 2018
| misc =
}}
"'This City'" is a song by Australian recording artist Sam Fischer. The song was recorded in 2017 and was released on 18 January 2019 as the third and final single from Fischer's debut EP 'Not a Hobby'. Fisher said "I wrote this with James Michael Robbins and Jackson Morgan on a day when I felt pretty damn defeated by LA. Change is really hard, but so important. This is my experience, one that almost everyone goes through, hope it helps in some way."
After signing with RCA Records in 2019, the song was re-released on 13 December 2019 as the first single from Fischer's third EP 'Homework'.
Background and composition
Fischer wrote "This City" in 2016 and it was released in early 2018 where it was shared by people including Meghan Trainor and Lewis Capaldi. In 2020 Fischer reflects saying "The song got a lot of eyes on it, but it wasn't getting any love from anyone for a long time except for the fans. When I say anyone, I mean Spotify, Apple, Amazon. But it was a fan-favourite."
18 months later, it was featured on TikTok and as Fischer says "It changed everything for me". The exposure lead to Fischer receiving a DM from RCA Records UK which lead to the signing.
Track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
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! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)
| 17
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! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
| 72
|-
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
| 20
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)
| 16
|-
! scope="row"| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ('Billboard')
| 5
|-
! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary ('Billboard')
| 29
|-
! scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 ('Billboard')
| 13
|}
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2016 songs
Category:2018 singles
Category:2019 singles
Category:Sam Fischer songs
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Sony Music singles
Category:Songs about cities
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:Songs written by Jimmy Robbins
Category:Songs written by Sam Fischer
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