Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don’t you remember?
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll

We Built This City by Starship was released on August 1, 1985, with Private Room (Instrumental) as the B side. It was a single from the album Knee Deep in the Hoopla.

The song reached No. 1 in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It peaked at No. 12 in the United Kingdom.

Watch the official music video for the song.

Also released today in the 80s: I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder, 8/1/84.