Hundred Mile High City

{{Infobox song

| name = Hundred Mile High City

| cover = Hundred Mile High City cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ocean Colour Scene

| album = Marchin' Already

| B-side = "The Face Smiles Back Easily", "Falling to the Floor", "Hello Monday"

| released = {{start date|1997|6|16|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:58

| label = MCA

| writer = Ocean Colour Scene

| producer = Brendan Lynch, Martyn "Max" Heyes, Ocean Colour Scene

| prev_title = The Circle

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Travellers Tune

| next_year = 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.

In 1998, "Hundred Mile High City" appeared on the soundtrack to the black comedy crime film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. After the film premiered in the United States the following year, the song was added to several US alternative radio stations in mid-March 1999.

Track listings

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hundred Mile High City|others=Ocean Colour Scene|year=1997|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCSTD 40133}}

"Hundred Mile High City"
"The Face Smiles Back Easily"
"Falling to the Floor"
"Hello Monday"

UK 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hundred Mile High City|others=Ocean Colour Scene|year=1997|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCS 40133}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Hundred Mile High City|others=Ocean Colour Scene|year=1997|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCSC 40133}}

:A. "Hundred Mile High City"

:B. "The Face Smiles Back Easily"

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hundred Mile High City|others=Ocean Colour Scene|year=1997|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=MCA Records|id=mcd 40140}}

"Hundred Mile High City"
"Hello Monday"

Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hundred Mile High City|others=Ocean Colour Scene|year=1997|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Universal|id=MVCE-12004}}

"Hundred Mile High City"
"Travellers Tune"
"Falling to the Floor"
"Hello Monday"

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD single liner notes and the Marchin' Already album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Marchin' Already|title-link=Marchin' Already|others=Ocean Colour Scene|year=1997|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCD 60048}}

Ocean Colour Scene – writing, production, recording, mixing, engineering
Simon Fowler – vocals, guitar
Steve Cradock – guitar, piano
Damon Minchella – bass guitar
Oscar Harrison – drums
Brendan Lynch – production, recording, mixing, engineering
Martyn "Max" Heyes – production, engineering

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1997)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Ireland2|15|song=Hundred Mile High City|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 July 2019}}

{{single chart|Dutch100|98|artist=Ocean Colour Scene|song=Hundred Mile High City|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 May 2019}}

{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=19970628|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 May 2019}}

{{single chart|UK|4|date=19970628|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 May 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1997) !Position
scope="row"\|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html\|title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997\|language=pl\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html\|archive-date=4 June 2015\|access-date=2 July 2019}} \|118

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!Chart (1997)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|archive-date=4 June 2015|access-date=2 July 2019}}

|118

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Ocean Colour Scene|title=Hundred Mile High City|award=Silver|relyear=1997|certyear=2019|id=15675-1862-1|access-date=17 May 2019}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \|16 June 1997 \|{{hlist\|7-inch vinyl\|CD\|cassette}} \|MCA \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-06-14.pdf\|title=New Releases: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=43\|date=14 June 1997\|access-date=5 July 2021}}
scope="row"\|Japan \|21 August 1997 \|CD \|Universal \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50532/products/160044/1/\|title=ハンドレッド・マイル・ハイ・シティ {{!}} オーシャン・カラー・シーン\|trans-title=Hundred Mule High City {{!}} Ocean Colour Scene\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja\|access-date=25 September 2023}}
scope="row"\|United States \|13 March 1999 \|Alternative radio \|MCA \|{{cite magazine\|title=Ocean Colour Scene: 'Hundred Mile High City'\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1290\|page=133\|date=12 March 1999}}

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|16 June 1997

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|MCA

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-06-14.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=14 June 1997|access-date=5 July 2021}}

scope="row"|Japan

|21 August 1997

|CD

|Universal

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50532/products/160044/1/|title=ハンドレッド・マイル・ハイ・シティ {{!}} オーシャン・カラー・シーン|trans-title=Hundred Mule High City {{!}} Ocean Colour Scene|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=25 September 2023}}

scope="row"|United States

|13 March 1999

|Alternative radio

|MCA

|{{cite magazine|title=Ocean Colour Scene: 'Hundred Mile High City'|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1290|page=133|date=12 March 1999}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lock-stock-two-smoking-barrels-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0000047379|title=Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]: Original Soundtrack|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=21 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3550|title=PC Review: Three Lions|date=August 13, 2001|publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com}}

References

Category:Ocean Colour Scene songs

Category:1997 singles

Category:1997 songs

Category:MCA Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Brendan Lynch (music producer)

Category:Songs written by Damon Minchella

Category:Songs written by Oscar Harrison

Category:Songs written by Simon Fowler

Category:Songs written by Steve Cradock