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"City of Angels" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their fourth studio album ''Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams'' (2013). Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, who also produced the song with Steve Lillywhite, "City of Angels" was inspired by Leto's experience of living in Los Angeles with his family and was influenced by the city's culture. Imbued with elements of arena rock as well as music from the 1980s, the track was cited as an example of the album's variety and experimentation. "City of Angels" was released as a promotional single on July 30, 2013, in the United States, and was serviced to mainstream radio in Europe on October 25, 2013. A piano version of the song was digitally released in July 2014. "City of Angels" received general acclaim from music critics, who commended the composition, the lyrics, and Leto's vocal performance. Following the release of ''Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams'', the track appeared in the lower regions of the UK Rock Chart. When released as a single, "City of Angels" re-entered the chart reaching number 21, peaked at number eight on the Alternative Songs in the US, and experienced moderate success in some international markets due to digital sales from the album. Jared Leto directed the music video for the song, which features several personalities joining the three members of Thirty Seconds to Mars in sharing their visions about Los Angeles. The video was favorably reviewed by critics, who complimented the simplicity and cohesion with the song's message. It received the Loudwire Music Award for Best Rock Video and was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars performed a piano rendition of the song at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards. "City of Angels" was included in the setlist of the band's Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams Tour and subsequent Carnivores Tour. ==Recording and inspiration== "City of Angels" was written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, who also produced the song with Steve Lillywhite. The latter had previously worked with Thirty Seconds to Mars on the production of the band's third studio album, ''This Is War'' (2009). The song was engineered by Jamie Reed Schefman and mixed by Serban Ghenea. John Hanes engineered it for mixing at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was recorded at The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound in Los Angeles, California and mastered by Howie Weinberg and Dan Gerbarg at Howie Weinberg Mastering.〔 Thirty Seconds to Mars unveiled six songs from their fourth studio album ''Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams'', including "City of Angels", during a preview held at the Electric Lady Studios in New York City on March 14, 2013.〔 Shannon Leto revealed that it was the oldest song written for the album and took a long time to make. While writing the song, Leto was influenced by the culture of Los Angeles and inspired by his relationship with it. He explained that pursuing his creative ambitions in Los Angeles had led to a "love/hate relationship" with the city. Leto told ''Interview'' magazine, "the song is about people coming to the City of Angels to live their dreams and to make their dreams their reality. It's about how the other people they've met in the city have helped them—you know, a group of people all kind of joining together into a community of outsiders, of mavericks, of freaks, of artists. It's about coming to a place to do something different and something special." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「City of Angels (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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