"This City" is a song by American musician Patrick Stump from his debut solo album Soul Punk (2011), released on Island Records.

The remix was first uploaded to YouTube for streaming on June 28, 2011[1] and was later made available for download on iTunes and other digital retailers on July 26, 2011,[2][3] and that version has been sent out to radio with some commercial success.

The Soul Punk version was included on Spin magazine's Lollapalooza mixtape (2011) for free download in the wake of Stump's performance at the music festival in Chicago.

[4] Stump has performed the song at his concerts, at radio interviews and on his guest TV appearance on Good Morning New Orleans.

[5] The remix of "This City" was included as a bonus track on both standard and deluxe editions of Soul Punk as part of his label's idea.

In January 2010, Stump announced that he was making his debut solo album, titled Soul Punk.

Its musical direction is generally pop/R&B orientated and has been described by Stump as "soul punk" and "smart pop," drawing influence from a wide scope of artists including Prince, Michael Jackson and David Bowie.

"I had this feeling that the album was disjointed, and right before I was mastering, I played "This City" for my manager — I really liked it, but I was unsure about it, although I thought it was what I wanted to say — and he was like, 'Put it on, it's great!

On Tuesday, June 28, Stump premiered the remix of his Soul Punk track "This City" which features rapper and fellow Chicagoan Lupe Fiasco on avclub.com, linked to his YouTube upload.

[1][8] The remix of "This City" was released as a bonus track on both standard and deluxe editions of Soul Punk as part of his label's idea.

"I actually wrote the hook for "This City" with him in mind before I decided to use it for Soul Punk, so when the label asked me if I'd be interested in doing a remix with an MC he was the only real way I'd say yes.

"[8] Becky Bain of Idolator commented on the song's "full-on R&B mode [...] pop-synth explosion" and noted that the "catchy tune [is] more soul than punk".

NHL team the Vegas Golden Knights used the song in a hype video for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.

[21] The NBA's Charlotte Hornets feature the song in a pregame hype video played before every home contest.