"C-I-T-Y" is a song by American

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, 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

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chart, where it peaked at number 9. Meanwhile, on the US ''

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'' Top 100, it peaked at number 20 on October 12, 1985, where it spent one week.

Track listing

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

Chart performance

References

1985 songs 1985 singles John Cafferty songs Scotti Brothers Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub