Amid the surge of disco-funk, heavy metal and the emerging hip-hop movement in the late ‘70s, the trio, composed of Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler, showcased a different kind of music that blended the high energy of punk rock with the melodic structure of mod pop.
Serving as the band’s debut single, it was written by Weller when he was 18.
During his 2011 interview with Q Magazine, the vocalist recalled the journey of coming up with the song, which he described as “a young man’s song.”
The Jam's lead singer Paul Weller in 1980.Reading Post/Mirrorpix/Getty Images
According to Weller, “In the City” captured the excitement of youth and the experience of discovering the energy of urban life for the first time as “London was coming out of its post-hippy days” at that time.
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Unarchived goes back to 1977 with The Jam as they burst onto the scene with their debut single 'In The City' ? Clip taken from Weller at the BBC, originally broadcast 5 November 2012.
♬ original sound - BBC Radio 6 MusicNearly five decades since its release, modern music critics and musicians still consider the track one of The Jam’s greatest songs.
Watts sees “In the City” as not just a catchy debut song but a piece of music that taught him about songwriting, music and vocal harmony while showing him how music could be used to talk about social and political issues.
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