Synopsis

Mattafix move through New York as the video captures the restless rhythm of urban life. Performance footage of Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji is intercut with street scenes, passing crowds, traffic, and glimpses of everyday city movement. The setting reflects the song's tension between ambition and pressure, presenting the metropolis as both energizing and alienating. Rather than following a conventional storyline, the video works as an atmospheric portrait of city life, with the duo appearing as observers and participants in the surrounding human flow.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed in New York, even though Mattafix were based in London.

• Marlon Roudette made sure that the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines appeared in the video, reflecting his Vincentian family background and personal connection to the island.

• "Big City Life" was released on August 8, 2005, as the second single from Mattafix's debut album, "Signs of a Struggle."

• The single became Mattafix's international breakthrough, reaching No. 1 in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, and New Zealand. It peaked at No. 15 in the UK.

• The song was included in the soundtrack of the 2006 video game "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany," helping it reach an audience beyond radio and music television.

• The track's chorus is sung in Jamaican Patois, matching the song's blend of electronic production, hip-hop, reggae, dancehall, soul, and world-music influences.