This City (Sam Fischer song)

"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][2] 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."^[3]

"This City"
Single by Sam Fischer
from the EP Not a Hobby and Homework and the album I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me
Released	18 January 2019 13 December 2019 (re-release)
Recorded	2017
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:14
Label	RCA Sony
Songwriter(s)	Sam Fischer Jackson Morgan Jimmy Robbins
Producer(s)	Jimmy Robbins
Sam Fischer singles chronology
"Smoke" (2018) "This City" (2019) "Restless" (2018)
Sam Fischer singles chronology
"Everybody Wants You" (2019) "This City" (2019) "The Usual" (2020)
Music video
"This City" on YouTube

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.^[4][5]

The song was included on Fischer's debut studio album, I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me (2023).

Background and composition

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.^[6] 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."^[6]

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.^[6][2]

Track listings

Original^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This City"	3:14

Luca Schreiner remix^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This City" (Luca Schreiner remix)	2:56

Acoustic^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This City" (Acoustic remix)	3:26

Frank Walker remix^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This City" (Frank Walker remix)	2:50

Camilo remix^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This City" (Camilo remix)	3:16

Anne-Marie remix^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This City" (Anne-Marie remix)	3:17

with Nico Santos^[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This City" (with Nico Santos)	3:14

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019–2021) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 17 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[14] 21 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 72 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 18 Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 90 Netherlands (Single Tip)[18] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 20 Portugal (AFP)[20] 164 Scotland (OCC)[21] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 86 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 16 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[24] 5 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[25] 29 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position Australia (ARIA)[27] 36 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28] 45 UK Singles (OCC)[29] 35 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[30] 30 Chart (2021) Position Australia (ARIA)[31] 77

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[33]	Gold	15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[34]	4× Platinum	320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[36]	Gold	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	4× Platinum	120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[38]	Gold	10,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[39]	Gold	5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[41]	2× Platinum	1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[42]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Version
Various	18 January 2018[1]	Digital download	RI Entertainment	Original
	13 December 2019[5]	Digital download, streaming	RCA Sony Music	Original (re-release)
Australia	17 January 2020[43]	Contemporary hit radio	Sony Music Australia	Original
Various	21 February 2020[7]	Digital download, streaming	RCA Sony Music	Luca Schreiner remix
United States	24 February 2020[44]	Hot AC radio	RCA	Original
	17 March 2020[45]	Contemporary hit radio
Various	27 March 2020[8]	Digital download, streaming	RCA Sony Music	Acoustic
	3 April 2020[9]			Frank Walker remix
	28 May 2020[10]			Camilo remix
	29 May 2020[11]			Anne-Marie remix
Italy	19 June 2020[46]	Contemporary hit radio	Sony	Original
				Anne-Marie remix
Various	26 June 2020[12]	Digital download, streaming	RCA Sony Music	with Nico Santos