| This City | |
| Cover: | This City by Sam Fischer.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sam Fischer |
| Ep: | Not a Hobby and Homework |
| Released: | 18 January 2019 13 December 2019 (re-release) |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Length: | 3:14 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Jimmy Robbins |
| Prev Title: | Smoke |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | Restless |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
"This City" is a song by Australian recording artist Sam Fischer. The song was recorded in 2017 and was released on 18 January 2019 as the third and final single from Fischer's debut EP Not a Hobby.[1] Fisher said "I wrote this with James Michael Robbins and Jackson Morgan on a day when I felt pretty damn defeated by LA. Change is really hard, but so important. This is my experience, one that almost everyone goes through, hope it helps in some way."[2]
After signing with RCA Records in 2019, the song was re-released on 13 December 2019 as the first single from Fischer's third EP Homework.[3]
The song was included on Fischer's debut studio album, I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me (2023).
Fischer wrote "This City" in 2016 and it was released in early 2018 where it was shared by people including Meghan Trainor and Lewis Capaldi. In 2020 Fischer reflects saying "The song got a lot of eyes on it, but it wasn't getting any love from anyone for a long time except for the fans. When I say anyone, I mean Spotify, Apple, Amazon. But it was a fan-favourite."
18 months later, it was featured on TikTok and as Fischer says "It changed everything for me". The exposure lead to Fischer receiving a DM from RCA Records UK which lead to the signing.[4] [5]
| Chart (2019–2021) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 72 | |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[7] | 90 | |
| Netherlands (Single Tip)[8] | 6 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 16 | |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] | 5 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 29 | |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] | 13 |
| Chart (2020) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 36 | |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 45 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 35 | |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[16] | 30 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 18 January 2018 | Digital download | Original | |
| 13 December 2019[18] | Digital download, streaming | Original (re-release) | ||
| Australia | 17 January 2020[19] | Contemporary hit radio | Sony Music Australia | Original |
| Various | 21 February 2020 | Digital download, streaming | Luca Schreiner remix | |
| United States | 24 February 2020[20] | Hot AC radio | RCA | Original |
| 17 March 2020[21] | Contemporary hit radio | |||
| Various | 27 March 2020 | Digital download, streaming | Acoustic | |
| 3 April 2020 | Frank Walker remix | |||
| 28 May 2020 | Camilo remix | |||
| 29 May 2020 | Anne-Marie remix | |||
| Italy | 19 June 2020[22] | Contemporary hit radio | Sony | Original |
| Anne-Marie remix | ||||
| Various | 26 June 2020 | Digital download, streaming | with Nico Santos | |