Hundred Mile High City
| "Hundred Mile High City" | ||||
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| Single by Ocean Colour Scene | ||||
| from the album Marchin' Already | ||||
| B-side | "The Face Smiles Back Easily", "Falling to the Floor", "Hello Monday" | |||
| Released | 16 June 1997 | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ocean Colour Scene | |||
| Producer(s) | Brendan Lynch, Martyn "Max" Heyes, Ocean Colour Scene | |||
| Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology | ||||
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"Hundred Mile High City" is a song by British rock band Ocean Colour Scene, taken as the first single from their third studio album, Marchin' Already (1997). The song was released in 1997 and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's joint most-successful single on the UK Singles Chart and their second-most successful in terms of number of weeks spent in the top 75, staying in for seven weeks. It was also their first single to chart in Ireland and the Netherlands, peaking at numbers 15 and 98, respectively.
In 1998, "Hundred Mile High City" appeared on the soundtrack to the black comedy crime film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. After the film premiered in the United States the following year, the song was added to several US alternative radio stations in mid-March 1999.
Track listings[edit]
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UK CD single[1]
UK 7-inch and cassette single[2][3]
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European CD single[4]
Japanese CD single[5]
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Personnel[edit]
Personnel are taken from the UK CD single liner notes and the Marchin' Already album booklet.[1][6]
- Ocean Colour Scene – writing, production, recording, mixing, engineering
- Simon Fowler – vocals, guitar
- Steve Cradock – guitar, piano
- Damon Minchella – bass guitar
- Oscar Harrison – drums
- Brendan Lynch – production, recording, mixing, engineering
- Martyn "Max" Heyes – production, engineering
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 16 June 1997 |
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MCA | [13] |
| Japan | 21 August 1997 | CD | Universal | [14] |
| United States | 13 March 1999 | Alternative radio | MCA | [15] |
In popular culture[edit]
"Hundred Mile High City" was used as the theme to the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the computer game Three Lions.[16][17]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hundred Mile High City (UK CD single liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCSTD 40133.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hundred Mile High City (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCS 40133.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hundred Mile High City (UK cassette single sleeve). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCSC 40133.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hundred Mile High City (European CD single liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. mcd 40140.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hundred Mile High City (Japanese CD single liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. Universal. 1997. MVCE-12004.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Marchin' Already (UK CD album booklet). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCD 60048.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hundred Mile High City". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "British single certifications – Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 June 1997. p. 43. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "ハンドレッド・マイル・ハイ・シティ | オーシャン・カラー・シーン" [Hundred Mule High City | Ocean Colour Scene] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Ocean Colour Scene: 'Hundred Mile High City'". Radio & Records. No. 1290. 12 March 1999. p. 133.
- ^ "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]: Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "PC Review: Three Lions". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. August 13, 2001.
