Hundred Mile High City

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"Hundred Mile High City"
Single by Ocean Colour Scene
from the album Marchin' Already
B-side"The Face Smiles Back Easily", "Falling to the Floor", "Hello Monday"
Released16 June 1997 (1997-06-16)[1]
GenreBritpop
Length3:58
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Oscar Harrison, Damon Minchella
Producer(s)Brendan Lynch
Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology
"The Circle"
(1996) 		"Hundred Mile High City"
(1997) 		"Travellers Tune"
(1997)

"Hundred Mile High City" is a song by British rock band Ocean Colour Scene, taken as the first single from their third studio album, Marchin' Already (1997). The song was released in 1997 and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's joint most-successful single on the UK Singles Chart and their second-most successful in terms of number of weeks spent in the top 75, staying in for seven weeks. It was also their first single to chart in Ireland and the Netherlands, peaking at numbers 15 and 98, respectively.

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Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture[]

"Hundred Mile High City" was used as the theme to the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the computer game Three Lions.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 June 1997. p. 43. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ Hundred Mile High City (UK CD single liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. mcstd 40133.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Hundred Mile High City (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCS 40133.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Hundred Mile High City (UK cassette single sleeve). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. MCSC 40133.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Hundred Mile High City (European CD single liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1997. mcd 40140.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Hundred Mile High City (Japanese CD single liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. Universal. 1997. MVCE-12004.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hundred Mile High City". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  13. ^ "PC Review: Three Lions". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. August 13, 2001.

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