C-I-T-Y Explained

C-I-T-Y
Type:single
Artist:John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Album:Tough All Over
B-Side:Where the Action Is
Released:July 1985
Genre:Synthpop, heartland rock, pop rock
Length:3:33
Label:Scotti Bros.
Producer:Kenny Vance
Prev Title:Tough All Over
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Small Town Girl
Next Year:1985

"C-I-T-Y" is a song by American rock band John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. Written by frontman John Cafferty, it was released in 1985 as the second single from their second studio album Tough All Over. Following the success of the top ten hit, "On the Dark Side", from the previous year, the single entered the Billboard Hot 100 on August 10, 1985, at number 65. It would ultimately climb to number 18 on October 5 of that year where it spent one week in that position. The single was also a major success on the US Mainstream Rock chart, where it peaked at number 9. Meanwhile, on the US Cash Box Top 100, it peaked at number 20 on October 12, 1985, where it spent one week.

Track listing

US 7" single
  1. "C-I-T-Y" - 3:33
  2. "Where the Action Is" - 2:52

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 18
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] 9
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada. . 17 July 2013. July 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart . Billboard.com . October 5, 1985 . July 10, 2018.
  3. Web site: Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart . Billboard.com . August 10, 1985 . July 10, 2018 . July 17, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180717191416/https://www.billboard.com/music/john-cafferty-the-beaver-brown-band/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks . dead .
  4. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 12, 1985 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121001214444/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19851012.html . Cash Box Magazine . October 12, 1985 . October 1, 2012 . July 10, 2018.