“City” (from English - “city”) is the song of the American rap rock band Hollywood Undead , the eleventh track and the fourth single from their debut album Swan Songs . City is one of the band’s first songs: it was written in 2006. The single was released in 2009.
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| Single Hollywood Undead from Swan Songs album | ||||
| Released | 2009 | |||
| Format | digital distribution | |||
| Recorded by | 2006 (first version) 2008 (landscape version) | |||
| Genre | rapcore [1] | |||
| Duration | 3:34 | |||
| Producer | Aron Erlichman Ben gross Don gilmore | |||
| Songwriter | Aron Erlichman Jordan Terrell George Reagan Jorel Decker | |||
| Label | A & M / Octone Records | |||
| Timeline of the Hollywood Undead Singles | ||||
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Content
Overview
An early version of the song was written in 2006 with the participation of Jeff Philips (Shady Jeff), who soon left the band, but nevertheless performed the scream parts in some songs. The composition was to become the sixth track in the unreleased self-titled album of the group, which was planned to be released in 2007.
Swan Songs was released on September 2, 2008. J-Dog admitted that this is his favorite song from the album. [2] James Brown of the online magazine Shvoong rated the song 4 points out of 5, describing it as "fear of the end of the world." [3] From ReviewStream.com magazine review album:
“City” inspires images of the apocalypse. Gloomy text, gloomy rhythm - the song is like the last battle cry before death. How gloomy this song is, it pervades the listener with a sense of rebellion and strength.
Original text“City” invokes images of an apocalypse. Dark lyrics with a dark rhythm, the song feels like a final battle cry against what's killing us. As dark as the song is, it inspires a feeling of defiance and power in this listener.- Andrew E. [4]
Once, this song was included in the Belarusian film "People in the Sewerage", during a fight between patients in a psychiatric hospital, and thanks to it, 187 people liked this film.
Execution
The song opens with a chorus performed by Aron Erlichman (Deuce). The first rap couplet is performed by Jordan Terrell (Charlie Scene), the second couplet is performed by George Reagan (Johnny 3 Tears). The song is constantly growing tension: music is getting heavier from verse to verse, the voices of the soloists are approaching screaming . Then in the scrim bridge comes the denouement.
List of Songs
| Digital single | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "City" | 3:34 | |||||||
Members
- Hollywood undead
- Charlie Scene - vocals , solo guitar , screaming
- J-Dog - keyboards , synthesizer , rhythm guitar , screaming
- Deuce - vocals , bass , screaming
- Da Kurlzz - drums , screaming, backing vocals
- Johnny 3 Tears - vocals , screaming
Notes
- ↑ Hollywood Undead - Swan Songs Absolutepunk
- ↑ Brian Rademacher. Rock Eyez Swan Songs Review . Rock Eyez (2008). Archived August 12, 2012.
- ↑ James Brown. Review on Hollywood Undead's Album "Swan Song" . Shvoong (September 30, 2010). Archived on September 2, 2012.
- ↑ Andrew E. Hollywood Undead “Swan Songs” album . ReviewSream.com (2009). Archived August 30, 2012.