Big City Life

"Big City Life" is a song by British fusion group Mattafix. The chorus is sung in Jamaican Patois. It was released in August 2005 as the second single from their debut album, Signs of a Struggle. The single topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland, and it peaked at number 15 in the duo's native United Kingdom. The song was featured on the 2006 FIFA World Cup soundtrack.[2]

"Big City Life"
Single by Mattafix
from the album Signs of a Struggle
Released	8 August 2005[1]
Recorded	2005
Length	3:57
Label	Buddhist Punk Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji
Producer(s)	Mattafix
Mattafix singles chronology
"11.30" (2005) "Big City Life" (2005) "To & Fro" (2006)

Track listings

UK CD single[3] "Big City Life" "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) UK enhanced CD single (released 3 October 2005)[1] "Big City Life" – 3:57 "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) – 3:55 "Big City Life" (video) – 3:57 European 7-inch single (released 8 August 2005)[1] A. "Big City Life" (Sly and Robbie) – 3:56 B. "Big City Life" (Mattafix Mix) – 6:11 European 12-inch vinyl[4] A1. "Big City Life" (Solid Groove) A2. "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) B1. "Big City Life" (Mattafix Mix) B2. "Big City Life" (Sly and Robbie)

European enhanced maxi-single[5] "Big City Life" "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) "Big City Life" (Solid Groove) "Big City Life" (Mattafix Mix) "Big City Life" (video) Australian enhanced maxi-single[6] "Big City Life" "Big City Life" (Cutfather & Joe) "Big City Life" (Solid Groove) "Big City Life" (Mattafix Mix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–2007) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 19 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[10] 3 Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 12 France (SNEP)[14] 18 Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] 9 Italy (FIMI)[17] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 84 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[20] 3 Scotland (OCC)[21] 32 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[24] 15 UK R&B (OCC)[25] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[26] 50 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[27] 60 CIS (Tophit)[28] 198 Italy (FIMI)[29] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 16 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 96 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 98 UK Singles (OCC)[33] 192 Chart (2006) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[34] 4 CIS (Tophit)[35] 60 Germany (Official German Charts)[36] 7 Italy (FIMI)[37] 36 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 7 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[39] 58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[40]	Gold	15,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[41]	Platinum	300,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[42]	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43]	Gold	5,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44]	Platinum	40,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Mattafix – Big City Life". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "EAS 2006 FIFA World Cup Music Soundtrack Sets the Stage for Soccer Glory". 4 May 2012.
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5. Big City Life (European enhanced maxi-single liner notes). Mattafix. Buddhist Punk. 2005. 009463398320 5.CS1 maint: others (link)
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12. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118 no. 4. 28 January 2006. p. 71. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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26. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2005" (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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29. "Classifiche annuali 2005 FIMI Nielsen, dominano gli artisti italiani" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2021. Click on Scarica l'allegato.
30. "End of Year Chart 2005". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
31. "Årslista Singlar, 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
32. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2005" (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
33. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
34. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2006" (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
35. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2006)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
36. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2006" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
37. "Musica: Classifiche Annunali 2006 FIMI-AC Nielsen" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2021. Click on Scarica l'allegato.
38. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2006" (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
39. "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
40. "Austrian single certifications – Mattafix – Big City Life" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
41. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mattafix; 'Big City Life')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
42. "Italian single certifications – Mattafix – Big City Life" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 December 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Big City Life" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
43. "New Zealand single certifications – Mattafix – Big City Life". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
44. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Mattafix; 'Big City Life')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics