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"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.

"Hundred Mile High City"
Single by Ocean Colour Scene
from the album Marchin' Already
B-side	"The Face Smiles Back Easily", "Falling to the Floor", "Hello Monday"
Released	16 June 1997 (1997-06-16)
Length	3:58
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Ocean Colour Scene
Producer(s)	Brendan Lynch, Martyn "Max" Heyes, Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology
"The Circle" (1996) "Hundred Mile High City" (1997) "Travellers Tune" (1997)

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

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD single liner notes and the Marchin' Already album booklet.[1][6]

• 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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	16 June 1997	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	MCA	[13]
United States	13 March 1999	Alternative radio		[14]

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.[15]

References

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