This cosmopolitan-sounding song deals with those who live in urban areas. It's about how a crowded city can be a very lonely place.
Along with "The Heat Is On," this was the biggest hit for Glenn Frey as a solo artist. Both songs went to #2 in America in 1985, with "The Heat Is On" held off by REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "You Belong To The City" fended off by another "city" song: "We Built This City" by Starship.
This was used in the TV series Miami Vice in the 1985 season 2 episode "The Prodigal Son." In the first season, Frey acted in an episode that was based on his song "Smuggler's Blues." Both songs were used on the first Miami Vice soundtrack album, which sold over 4 million copies.
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