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"A City in Florida" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as the third track from his fifth studio album 4×4=12.[1]

"A City in Florida"
Song by Deadmau5
from the album 4×4=12
Released	December 6, 2010
Genre	Electro house
Length	5:40
Songwriter(s)	Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s)	Joel Zimmerman

Background

On a Twitch livestream in 2018, Joel Zimmerman revealed that the instrumental originated from a Deadmau5 remix of "Paco Di Bango's World" by Orlando Voorn.[2] Zimmerman intended to officially release the remix, but chose not to, due to sample clearance issues. Zimmerman created a revised version of the remix with all samples from the original removed, and released it as the third track his fifth studio album, 4×4=12. The track title refers to Orlando, Florida, a city sharing the same name as Orlando Voorn.[2]

In popular culture

The instrumental is featured in the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third, on the fictional radio station K12.[3]

Charts

Following the release of 4x4=12, "A City of Florida" entered the Canadian Hot 100.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[4]	83
Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[4]	52
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[4]	7

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