"City Flat" is a song by Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera, released in 1987 as the third single from their self-titled studio album. It was written by the band's two main songwriters: guitarist

Peter Farnan Peter Farnan is a composer, sound designer, musical director and guitarist from Melbourne, Australia. He is one of the founding members of the band Boom Crash Opera and the 1980s pop rock band Serious Young Insects. He currently produces music ...

and bass player

Richard Pleasance Richard Arnold Pleasance is an Australian rock musician and producer. He was a founding member of Boom Crash Opera on guitar, bass guitar, vocals and as a songwriter in 1985; they released three albums before Pleasance left in 1992. Their hit ...

. The song peaked at number 42 in Australia. Music critic Stuart Coupe called it "one of the more outstanding tracks" from the band’s debut album. "It was written at a pretty bleak time," Farnan told Coupe. "We literally were hanging around kitchens drinking coffee saying ‘how are we going to get

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going, and what are we doing?’ You really feel like you’re not getting anywhere.”

Track listing

# "City Flat" (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance) – 4:02 # "Spirit of Progress" (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance, Dale Ryder, Peter Maslen) – 3:51 # "City Flat" (Extended Mix) (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance) – 6:34

Personnel

* Peter Farnan – guitar, vocals * Peter Maslen – drums, vocals * Greg O'Connor – keyboards * Richard Pleasance – guitar, bass, vocals * Dale Ryder – lead vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

References

External links

City Flat (12" single)

City Flat (7" single)
1987 songs 1987 singles Boom Crash Opera songs Warner Music Group singles Songs written by Richard Pleasance {{1980s-rock-song-stub