"In the City" is the debut single by English band the Jam from their album of the same title. It was released on 29 April 1977 and reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1977, making it their first Top 40 single and the beginning of their streak of 18 consecutive Top 40 singles.[2]
While the album was not particularly successful in the UK Albums Chart, the song was the UK's first introduction to The Jam, and was characteristic of Paul Weller's youth anthems—mod-influenced celebrations of British youth—that dominated the band's early output.[3]
In May 2002, Polydor Records decided to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Jam by re-releasing their debut single in its original packaging, in its 7"vinyl record format and at its original price of 75 pence. The limited pressing sold out immediately, and the song made the Top 40 one more time, peaking at No. 36; higher than it did in its original release and two subsequent reissues.[2] Only one single ("Freakin' Out" by Graham Coxon) has since charted in the UK Top 40 alone on limited edition 7" single sales.[4]
Pitchfork Media ranked the track as being one of the "great debut singles".[5]
Referencesedit
^Bradley, Michael (15 March 2016). "The 10 best punk rock singles, by The Undertones' Michael Bradley". TeamRock. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^"the Jam | British rock group". Britannica.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^"Graham Coxon: Fibbers, York". The Guardian. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^"The Jam: Direction Reaction Creation / Hit Parade | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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city, song, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, city, song, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, oct. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources In the City The Jam song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message In the City is the debut single by English band the Jam from their album of the same title It was released on 29 April 1977 and reached No 40 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1977 making it their first Top 40 single and the beginning of their streak of 18 consecutive Top 40 singles 2 In the City 1977 UK issueSingle by the Jamfrom the album In the CityB side Takin My Love Released29 April 1977 1977 04 29 RecordedMarch 1977 at Stratford Place LondonGenrePunk rock 1 mod revivalLength2 16LabelPolydorSongwriter s Paul WellerProducer s Vic SmithChris ParryThe Jam singles chronology In the City 1977 All Around the World 1977 Music video In the City on YouTube While the album was not particularly successful in the UK Albums Chart the song was the UK s first introduction to The Jam and was characteristic of Paul Weller s youth anthems mod influenced celebrations of British youth that dominated the band s early output 3 In May 2002 Polydor Records decided to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Jam by re releasing their debut single in its original packaging in its 7 vinyl record format and at its original price of 75 pence The limited pressing sold out immediately and the song made the Top 40 one more time peaking at No 36 higher than it did in its original release and two subsequent reissues 2 Only one single Freakin Out by Graham Coxon has since charted in the UK Top 40 alone on limited edition 7 single sales 4 Pitchfork Media ranked the track as being one of the great debut singles 5 References edit Bradley Michael 15 March 2016 The 10 best punk rock singles by The Undertones Michael Bradley TeamRock Retrieved 12 February 2017 a b Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 277 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 the Jam British rock group Britannica com Retrieved 14 October 2022 Graham Coxon Fibbers York The Guardian 15 March 2014 Retrieved 20 February 2018 The Jam Direction Reaction Creation Hit Parade Album Reviews Pitchfork 9 February 2007 Retrieved 14 January 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title In the City The Jam song amp oldid 1184539973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
