Big City Life

"Big City Life"
Single by Mattafix
from the album Signs of a Struggle
Released	8 August 2005
Format	Digital download, CD single, EP
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hip hop, dancehall, neo soul
Length	3:57
Label	Virgin Records (EMI International), Angel Music, Beegood Limited, Buddhist Punk
Songwriter(s)	Marlon Roudette, Preetesh Hirji
Producer(s)	Mattafix
Mattafix singles chronology
"11.30" (2005) "Big City Life" (2005) "To & Fro" (2006)
"11.30" (2005) "Big City Life" (2005) "To & Fro" (2006)

"Big City Life" is a song by British fusion group Mattafix. It was released in August 2005 as the second single from their debut album, Signs of a Struggle. The single topped the charts in Germany, Poland, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and New Zealand. The song also peaked at number 2 on the European Singles Chart.

Although the band is British, the song was much more successful internationally than in their home country. However, the song did peak at number 15 in the United Kingdom. The chorus is sung in Jamaican Patois.

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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