City of Angels (24kGoldn song) explained

City of Angels
Type:single
Artist:24kGoldn
Ep:Dropped Outta College
Released:March 31, 2020
Genre:Pop-punk[1]
Length:1:54
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:Dropped Outta College
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Unbelievable
Next Year:2020

"City of Angels" is a song by American rapper 24kGoldn. It was released as a single on March 31, 2020, peaking at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and number 3 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Background

The song's title refers the nickname of Los Angeles, City of Angels; Goldn explains during the chorus "the city of angels is where I have my fun".[2]

Music video

The video was directed by Nicholas Jandora and filmed in Los Angeles. Clear skies and swaying palm trees cut to roaring protestors on the picket line, and Goldn strides past them in a red suit, braids flying, to slide into a car with a couple of angels in the form of leggy women in feathery attire. Things go awry, a quick escape results in a car crash and he ends up in heaven.[3]

Remix

On May 19, 2020, English singer Yungblud shared a remix version of "City of Angels".[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Enis . Eli . The 'Punk Goes Pop' Series Laid the Groundwork For Today's Dialogue Between Pop, Punk and Hip-Hop . . 9 March 2021.
  2. Web site: ShieldSquare Captcha. Songfacts.com. 28 May 2022.
  3. Web site: 24KGOLDN TAKES A ROUGH ROAD TO HEAVEN IN HIS POLISHED VIDEO FOR "CITY OF ANGELS". Texxandthecity.com. Mallac. Skye. April 14, 2020. October 22, 2020.
  4. Web site: Listen to Yungblud's new remix of 24kGoldn's 'City Of Angels'. NME. Skinner. Tom. May 20, 2020. October 22, 2020.
  5. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 13, 2020. sv. Sverigetopplistan. April 11, 2021.
  6. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 2 January 2013. December 5, 2020.
  7. Web site: Alternative Future Releases. Allaccess.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200330194950/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative. March 30, 2020. April 22, 2020.