Metropolis (The Church song)
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| Single by the Church | ||||
| from the album Gold Afternoon Fix | ||||
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| Released | 26 February 1990 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way (Los Angeles) | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
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"Metropolis" is a song by Australian alternative rock band the Church. It was released as the lead single from their sixth album, Gold Afternoon Fix (1990), and the songwriting credits were given to all four members of the band. The song topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and reached number 19 in Australia. A music video directed by David Hogan and produced by Chris O'Brien was made for the song.[1]
Marty Willson-Piper, Peter Koppes, Richard Ploog, and Steve Kilbey were all credited with writing the song. The lead guitar produced a quickly falling then softly ascending melody. A complicated web of guitar overdubs appears later in the song, and a soft, mandolin-sounding melody was added as an additional hook.[2]
Release and reception
"Metropolis" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 11 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990.[3][4] In addition, it peaked at number 19 in Australia and number 41 in New Zealand.[5][6] Critically, Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised "the almost desperate edge in Steve Kilbey's vocals" as a testament to the song's quality. Raggett added that the Church's "ear for a triumphant yet somehow downbeat ending [makes] this an underrated gem in the band's body of work."[2]
Track listings
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Australian and US 7-inch single[7][8]
Australian maxi-CD single[9]
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UK 7-inch single[10]
UK and European maxi-CD single[11]
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Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Australian 7-inch single and Gold Afternoon Fix liner notes.[7][12]
Studios
- Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios (Los Angeles)
- Pre-produced at S.I.R. (Los Angeles) and Fat Boy Studios (Sydney, Australia)
- Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders (Los Angeles)
Personnel
- The Church – production
- Steve Kilbey – writing, vocals, bass, keyboards
- Marty Willson-Piper – writing, guitar
- Peter Koppes – writing, guitar
- Richard Ploog – writing, drums
- Waddy Wachtel – production, mixing
- Shep Lonsdale – mixing, engineering
- Joe Schiff – assistant engineering
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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