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| name = I Love Livin' in the City |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[Fear (band)|Fear]] |
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| B-side = Now You're Dead |
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| released = 1978 |
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| recorded = 1977 |
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| This single = '''''I Love Livin' in the City'''''<br>(1978) |
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| genre = [[Punk rock]] |
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| length = 2:05 |
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| label = Criminal |
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| writer = [[Lee Ving]] |
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| producer = Fear |
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| next_title = '[[Fuck Christmas]]' |
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| next_year = 1982 |
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"'''I Love Livin' in the City'''" is the first single by the punk rock band [[Fear (band)|Fear]]. It was originally released in 1978 on the Los Angeles-based Criminal Records. |
"'''I Love Livin' in the City'''" is the first single by the [[punk rock]] band [[Fear (band)|Fear]]. It was originally released in 1978 on the Los Angeles-based Criminal Records. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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"I Love Livin' in the City" was re-recorded twice: once during the group's unreleased 1979 sessions, and again for its debut album, ''[[The Record (Fear album)|The Record]]''. The song exaggeratedly describes a stereotypical, turbulent life one may face in Los Angeles, where blood and corpses litter the street. The [[B-side]], "Now You're Dead", details [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy's assassination]] and the resulting [[John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories]]. |
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==In popular culture== |
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"I Love Livin' in the City" is also featured on two video game soundtracks, ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]'' and ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]''. It also appeared in the movie ''[[SLC Punk]]''. The song was covered by Rotting Out (on their ''This Is Just a Life'' demo), [[The Meatmen]] (both live and on record), and [[Method of Destruction]] (as "The City" on 1989 album ''[[Gross Misconduct]]''). At a May 2, 2012 [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] show, bassist [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] (who had played in Fear) teased the song as an intro to the Chili Peppers' song, "[[Look Around (song)|Look Around]]". |
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"I Love Livin' in the City" was featured in the 1998 movie ''[[SLC Punk!]]'' as well as two video game soundtracks, ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]'' (2005). |
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==Legacy== |
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[[University of Southern California]] film professor David E. James has cited this song as a paradigm of punk's "style that would always be in the process of pushing itself over into self-parody", and he compared its imagery to the work of [[Charles Bukowski]].<ref>David E. James, "Poetry/Punk/Production: Some Postmodern Writing in L.A.", in {{cite book|author=David E. James|title=Power Misses: Essays Across (un)popular Culture|url=https://archive.org/details/powermissesessay0000jame|url-access=registration|year=1996|publisher=Verso|isbn=978-1-85984-101-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/powermissesessay0000jame/page/201 201]}}</ref> [[Oregon State University]] film studies professor Jon Lewis said the lyrics exemplified punk's perception of "the aesthetics of ugliness that characterize downtown LA".<ref>Jon Lewis, "City/Cinema/Dream", in {{cite book|last=Caws|first=Mary Ann|title=City Images: Perspectives from Literature, Philosophy and Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pvkuAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA245|date=26 November 2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-134-29605-7|pages=245–}}</ref> A 2001 ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine retrospective about the L.A. punk scene found it to be "a virtual prototype for the reality-of-my-surroundings [[gangsta rap]] of the late '80s."<ref>[[Brendan Mullen]] and [[Marc Spitz]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=EdRggHm3lkoC&dq=%22I+Love+Livin%27+in+the+City%22+fear&pg=PA106 "Sit on My Face, Stevie Nicks: The Germs, Darby Crash, and the Biorth of SoCal Punk"], ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', May 2001, p. 101, 106.</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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A) "I Love Livin' in the City" (1:54) <br> |
A) "I Love Livin' in the City" (1:54) <br> |
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B) "Now You're Dead" (2:00) |
B) "Now You're Dead" (2:00) |
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===2021 CD Reissue=== |
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#"Now You're Dead" (2:05) |
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#"Do Me Some Damage" (2:46) |
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#"No More Nothing" (2:29) |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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*[[Lee Ving]] |
*[[Lee Ving]] – [[vocals]] |
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*Burt Good |
*Burt Good – guitar |
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*[[Derf Scratch]] |
*[[Derf Scratch]] – bass, vocals |
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*Johnny Backbeat |
*Johnny Backbeat – [[drum kit|drums]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Fear (band)}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{MetroLyrics song|fear|i-love-livin-in-the-city}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> |
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{{FEAR}} |
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[[Category:The Warriors]] |
[[Category:The Warriors (franchise)]] |
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[[Category:1978 singles]] |
[[Category:1978 singles]] |
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[[Category:Fear (band) songs]] |
[[Category:Fear (band) songs]] |
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[[Category:1977 songs]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 30 March 2024
"I Love Livin' in the City" | ||||
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Single by Fear | ||||
B-side | "Now You're Dead" | |||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | Criminal | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Ving | |||
Producer(s) | Fear | |||
Fear singles chronology | ||||
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"I Love Livin' in the City" is the first single by the punk rock band Fear. It was originally released in 1978 on the Los Angeles-based Criminal Records.
Background
"I Love Livin' in the City" was re-recorded twice: once during the group's unreleased 1979 sessions, and again for its debut album, The Record. The song exaggeratedly describes a stereotypical, turbulent life one may face in Los Angeles, where blood and corpses litter the street. The B-side, "Now You're Dead", details John F. Kennedy's assassination and the resulting conspiracy theories.
In popular culture
"I Love Livin' in the City" was featured in the 1998 movie SLC Punk! as well as two video game soundtracks, Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (2004) and The Warriors (2005).
Legacy
University of Southern California film professor David E. James has cited this song as a paradigm of punk's "style that would always be in the process of pushing itself over into self-parody", and he compared its imagery to the work of Charles Bukowski.[1] Oregon State University film studies professor Jon Lewis said the lyrics exemplified punk's perception of "the aesthetics of ugliness that characterize downtown LA".[2] A 2001 Spin magazine retrospective about the L.A. punk scene found it to be "a virtual prototype for the reality-of-my-surroundings gangsta rap of the late '80s."[3]
Track listing
A) "I Love Livin' in the City" (1:54)
B) "Now You're Dead" (2:00)
2021 CD Reissue
- "I Love Livin' in the City" (2:11)
- "Now You're Dead" (2:05)
- "Do Me Some Damage" (2:46)
- "No More Nothing" (2:29)
Personnel
- Lee Ving – vocals
- Burt Good – guitar
- Derf Scratch – bass, vocals
- Johnny Backbeat – drums
References
- ^ David E. James, "Poetry/Punk/Production: Some Postmodern Writing in L.A.", in David E. James (1996). Power Misses: Essays Across (un)popular Culture. Verso. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-85984-101-3.
- ^ Jon Lewis, "City/Cinema/Dream", in Caws, Mary Ann (26 November 2013). City Images: Perspectives from Literature, Philosophy and Film. Taylor & Francis. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-134-29605-7.
- ^ Brendan Mullen and Marc Spitz, "Sit on My Face, Stevie Nicks: The Germs, Darby Crash, and the Biorth of SoCal Punk", Spin, May 2001, p. 101, 106.