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We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll

"We Built This City" is a song written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by the group Starship and released as its debut single on November 10, 1985. The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, best known for his longtime collaboration with Elton John. The song features Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick on lead vocals, and the single version reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 16, 1985, and also number twelve in the United Kingdom. The song was engineered by Grammy-winning producer Bill Bottrell and ar… read more
"We Built This City" is a song written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by the group … read more
"We Built This City" is a song written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by the group Starship and released as its debut si… read more

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Starship is the name of more than one artist: 1) An American / band 2) Trance act 3) UK powerpop 4) Tech house group 5) 70s rock band with Micky Dolenz 6) Starship Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company 1) Starship are an American / band best known for their hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "We Built This City" that operated from 1985 to 1989, reforming in 1992 although featuring just vocalist Mickey Thomas. In 1984, Paul Kantner left the San Francisco, California group Jefferson Starship. His former bandmates wan… read more
Starship is the name of more than one artist: 1) An American / band 2) Trance act 3) UK powerpop 4) Tech house group 5) 70s rock band with Micky Dolenz 6) Starship Entertainment, a K… read more
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