''The City'' is an

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(EP) by French DJ and record producer

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. The title track was released as a single on 27 August 2012, with an EP release on 8 October 2012, with remixes and alternative versions of his tracks "

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" and "

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". It was released exclusively as a

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. The EP's title track, "The City", contains uncredited vocals from

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and

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, and an extended mix. A remix by

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was released as a single on 10 December 2012. The song is on the soundtrack for the 2012 video game '' Need For Speed: Most Wanted'' and ''

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''. The song features on the deluxe edition of his debut studio album, ''

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'' (2015).

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "The City" was posted to

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on 18 September 2012. As of January 2023, it had received more than 6.5 million views.

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