City Flat

"City Flat" is a song by Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera, released in 1987 as the third single from their self-titled studio album. It was written by the band's two main songwriters: guitarist Peter Farnan and bass player Richard Pleasance. The song peaked at number 42 in Australia.[1]

"City Flat"
Single by Boom Crash Opera
from the album Boom Crash Opera
Released1987
RecordedJanuary–February 1987
StudioRAK Studios, London
GenreRock
Length4:02
6:34 (extended mix)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance
Producer(s)Alex Sadkin
Boom Crash Opera singles chronology
"Hands Up in the Air"
(1986)		 "City Flat"
(1987)		 "Her Charity"
(1987)

Music critic Stuart Coupe called it "one of the more outstanding tracks" from the band’s debut album. "It was written at a pretty bleak time," Farnan told Coupe. "We literally were hanging around kitchens drinking coffee saying ‘how are we going to get [the band] going, and what are we doing?’ You really feel like you’re not getting anywhere.”[2]

Track listing
  1. "City Flat" (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance) – 4:02
  2. "Spirit of Progress" (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance, Dale Ryder, Peter Maslen) – 3:51
  3. "City Flat" (Extended Mix) (Peter Farnan, Richard Pleasance) – 6:34

Personnel
  • Peter Farnan – guitar, vocals
  • Peter Maslen – drums, vocals
  • Greg O'Connor – keyboards
  • Richard Pleasance – guitar, bass, vocals
  • Dale Ryder – lead vocals

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 42

References
  1. Australian Music Database
  2. Coupe, Stuart (4 October 1987). "Boom Crash Opera on the way". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 124. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. David Kent's Australian Chart Book Archived 2016-03-05 at archive.today: based on the Kent Music Report



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