"This City" is a song by Australian recording artist

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. 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''. 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." After signing with

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in 2019, the song was re-released on 13 December 2019 as the first single from Fischer's third EP ''Homework''.

Background and composition

Fischer wrote "This City" in 2016 and it was released in early 2018 where it was shared by people including

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and

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. 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

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. But it was a fan-favourite." 18 months later, it was featured on

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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.

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2016 songs 2018 singles 2019 singles Sam Fischer songs RCA Records singles Sony Music singles Songs about cities Songs about loneliness Songs written by Jimmy Robbins Songs written by Sam Fischer {{2018-single-stub