We Built This City was released by Starship in 1985 as the lead single from Knee Deep in the Hoopla and became a number one hit in the United States. Written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert and Peter Wolf, its lyric about building a city on rock and roll turned the chorus into a lasting shorthand for creation and civic pride. Decades later the hook is clipped for memes, game builds and short form videos where a finished creation needs an instant anthem.