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Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)
Written by Bernie Taupin, also I’m Still Standing (Elton John), Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (Elton John) and The Bitch Is Back (Elton John)
Mixed by Bill Bottrell, also Black or White (Michael Jackson), Give in to Me (Michael Jackson) and Act of Contrition (Madonna)
Engineered by Jeremy Smith, also Love All the Hurt Away (George Benson), One Day I’ll Fly Away (Randy Crawford) and Tonight I Celebrate My Love (Peabo Bryson)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Jeremy Smith engineered 8 of Starship’s top 10 songs
Jeremy Smith produced 8 of Starship’s top 10 songs
Bernie Taupin wrote 411 songs on fono
Bernie Taupin’s most frequent co-writer is Elton John (378 songs together)
Credits
All 13 credits
- Written by
- Bernie Taupin, Dennis Lambert, Martin Page and Peter Wolf
- Produced by
- Jeremy Smith and Peter Wolf
- Performed by
- Les Garland
- Engineered by
- Jeremy Smith and Paul Ericksen
- Mixed by
- Bill Bottrell
- Part of
- Knee Deep in the Hoopla
- Released on
- Jigu Records and RCA
- Written by
- Bernie Taupin, Dennis Lambert, Martin Page and Peter Wolf
- Produced by
- Jeremy Smith and Peter Wolf
- Performed by
- Les Garland
- Engineered by
- Jeremy Smith and Paul Ericksen
- Mixed by
- Bill Bottrell
- Part of
- Knee Deep in the Hoopla
- Released on
- Jigu Records and RCA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Bernie Taupin
Same mixer: Bill Bottrell
Same engineer: Jeremy Smith
Same producer: Peter Wolf
Same label: RCA
Same release: Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Same writer: Bernie Taupin
Same mixer: Bill Bottrell
Elsewhere
Sources (14)
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1MusicBrainz We Built This City was performed by Les Garland
We Built This City was performed by Les Garland
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz We Built This City was produced by Jeremy Smith
We Built This City was produced by Jeremy Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz We Built This City was produced by Peter Wolf
We Built This City was produced by Peter Wolf
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz We Built This City was written by Bernie Taupin
We Built This City was written by Bernie Taupin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz We Built This City was written by Dennis Lambert
We Built This City was written by Dennis Lambert
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz We Built This City was written by Martin Page
We Built This City was written by Martin Page
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz We Built This City was written by Peter Wolf
We Built This City was written by Peter Wolf
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz We Built This City is part of the release Knee Deep in the Hoopla
We Built This City is part of the release Knee Deep in the Hoopla
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Jigu Records is the label of the song We Built This City
Jigu Records is the label of the song We Built This City
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song We Built This City
RCA is the label of the song We Built This City
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz We Built This City was engineered by Jeremy Smith
We Built This City was engineered by Jeremy Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz We Built This City was engineered by Paul Ericksen
We Built This City was engineered by Paul Ericksen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz We Built This City was mixed by Bill Bottrell
We Built This City was mixed by Bill Bottrell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz We Built This City was released on 1985-07-29
We Built This City was released on 1985-07-29
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026