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"City of Angels"
Song

"City of Angels" is a song recorded by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, written by lead vocalist Jared Leto for the band's fourth studio album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams. The song appears as the fourth track on the album. After appearing at number 33 on the UK Rock Chart upon the album's release, the song was sent to US Modern rock radio as a promotional single from Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams on July 30, 2013.[1] It was released in digital format on July 1, 2014.[2]

Promotion

Following the release of "City of Angels" to United States radio, the song was put on sale on the online digital media iTunes Store and through Amazon.com for 69 US cents in North America on their respective listings for the Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams album.[3][4] It was featured in Leto's movie Dallas Buyers Club.

Background

"City of Angels"
"City of Angels" uses the background violin and cello to set the tone of the song through the verses and choruses.
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"City of Angels" was written by Jared Leto and produced with previous collaborator Steve Lillywhite. It was recorded at The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound in Los Angeles, California. Leto described "City of Angels" as the most personal song that Thirty Seconds to Mars had ever written; he said "it's the story of my brother and I going to Los Angeles to make our dreams come true. It's a love letter to that beautiful and bizarre land."[5] Leto explained that the song could refer to any place where a person go to fulfill his own dreams.[6] He stated, "That was a very personal song, obviously, about a specific place: Los Angeles. But it could be... well, when I was a younger kid, it was New York City. That was the place where I went to make my dreams come true, at that time to be a painter, an artist. I was in art school and New York was the place where you went to makes those things come alive. And as I got older, I started studying film and I came out to Los Angeles. But it could be Paris, it could be Shanghai, it could be San Francisco, Palo Alto, anywhere. A place where you go to realize yourself and your dreams."[6]

Music video

The music video for "City of Angels" premiered on October 12, 2013 during the Thirty Seconds to Mars concert at the Hollywood Bowl. It was directed by Jared Leto under the alias Bartholomew Cubbins. The short film was shot over two days on August 18 and 19th, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, and features multiple monoliths and murals, including a Michael Jackson impersonator and homeless people, hired by Leto himself for the video.[7] The very next day after the video's release, #CityOfAngelsOnYoutubeNow became a top trending topic on Twitter. Reception to the short film has been very high. The video received a nomination at MTV Video Music Awards 2014 in the category "Best Cinematography"

The music video was released on YouTube on October 29, 2013. Celebrities include Kanye West, Juliette Lewis, Lindsay Lohan, Olivia Wilde, Steve Nash, Ashley Olsen, Lily Collins, James Franco, Selena Gomez, Alan Cumming, Shaun White and Corey Feldman.

Track listing

  • Digital download
  1. "City of Angels" (Piano Version) – 4:22
  • US promo CD single
  1. "City of Angels" (Radio Edit) – 4:13
  2. "City of Angels" (Album Version) – 5:04
  • EU promo CD single
  1. "City of Angels" (Radio Edit) – 4:18
  2. "City of Angels" (Album Version) – 5:02
  3. "City of Angels" (Instrumental) – 5:03

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams album liner notes.[8]

Charts, certifications and accolades

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States[19] July 30, 2013 Modern rock Virgin Records
Italy[20] October 25, 2013 Contemporary hit radio Universal Music
Europe[21] November 11, 2013 Virgin Records
United States[2] July 1, 2014 Digital download

References

  1. ^ "Alternative Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23.
  2. ^ a b "City of Angels". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 26, 2014. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  3. ^ "August 10". Thirty Seconds to Mars's Photos. Facebook. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ "City Of Angels". Amazon MP3 Store. Amazon.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (October 29, 2013). "Thirty Seconds To Mars Discuss 'City of Angels,' 'Love Lust Faith + Dreams' + More". Loudwire. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Lanham, Tom (May 21, 2013). "Thirty Seconds to Mars' Jared Leto—"It Feels Like a Brand New Beginning For Us"". PureVolume. Spin Media. Retrieved November 6, 2012. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  7. ^ "Jared Leto Stars In & Directs Music Video With Michael Jackson & The Homeless". rumorfix. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  8. ^ Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (liner notes). Thirty Seconds to Mars. Virgin Records. 2013. 6809932.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1258 (Week Commencing 7 April 2014)" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "Thirty Seconds to Mars – City of Angels" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI – Radio Top100 Oficiální – City of Angels" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  12. ^ "ARC Top 40, Issue Date: January 20, 2014" (in Croatian). HRT. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  13. ^ "30 Seconds to Mars: City of Angels" (in Croatian). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  14. ^ "30 Seconds to Mars: City of Angels" (in Polish). Polskie Radio. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  15. ^ a b Rodrigues, Manuel (June 2014). "City of Angels: uma homenagem à Cidade dos Anjos". Blitz: 42.
  16. ^ "Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles – 7th December 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Love Lust Faith + Dreams – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 4, 2014. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  18. ^ "30 Seconds to Mars Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  19. ^ "Thirty Seconds To Mars "City Of Angels" Short Film". DaysTune. October 29, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  20. ^ "Thirty Seconds To Mars – City of Angels (Universal)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  21. ^ "Thirty Seconds to Mars – City of Angels" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=City_of_Angels_%28Thirty_Seconds_to_Mars_song%29&oldid=617351229

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