"Big City Life" is a song by English

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duo

Mattafix Mattafix were an English electronic duo, consisting of vocalist Marlon Roudette and producer and keyboardist Preetesh Hirji. Their sound was a fusion of hip hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, blues, jazz, soul and world. Known for their 2005 hit si ...

. With a chorus is sung in

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, "Big City Life" was released in August 2005 as the second single from Mattafix's debut album, '' Signs of a Struggle'' (2005). The single topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and Switzerland, and it peaked at number 15 in the duo's native United Kingdom. The song's music video was directed by Scott Franklin.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Big City Life" # "Big City Life" (

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& Joe) UK CD2 # "Big City Life" – 3:57 # "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) – 3:55 # "Big City Life" (video) – 3:57 European 7-inch single :A. "Big City Life" (

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) – 3:56 :B. "Big City Life" (

mix) – 6:11 European 12-inch single :A1. "Big City Life" (Solid Groove) :A2. "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) :B1. "Big City Life" (Mattafix mix) :B2. "Big City Life" (Sly and Robbie) European maxi-CD single # "Big City Life" # "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) # "Big City Life" (Solid Groove) # "Big City Life" (Mattafix Mix) # "Big City Life" (video) Australian CD single # "Big City Life" # "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) # "Big City Life" (Solid Groove) # "Big City Life" (Mattafix mix)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the '' Signs of a Struggle'' album booklet. * Mattafix – instruments, production **

Marlon Roudette Marlon Roudette is a British singer, songwriter and producer. He is the former front man for the duo Mattafix, who had their first number 1, "Big City Life", in 2006. After the group split, Roudette embarked on a solo career with two number one ...

– writing, vocals ** Preetesh Hirji – writing * Steve Dubb – additional production and mix * Segs – additional production and mix

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Release history

Luude version

In 2022, Australian producer

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was approached by Mattafix to remix "Big City Life" as a drum and bass track. The song was released on 17 June 2022 and reached the top 10 on the Official New Zealand Singles Chart.

Weekly charts

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References

{{Authority control 2005 singles 2005 songs Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in New Zealand Number-one singles in Switzerland Songs written by Marlon Roudette Mattafix songs