City of Color

City of Color❌ or City of Colour is a song performed by the Squid Sisters.

Description
City of Color is a peppy pop song. During Splatfests, the Squid Sisters performed this song on top of two trucks in Inkopolis Plaza. It can also be heard in Squid Beatz after hearing it during a Splatfest. Using either the or  amiibo also allows the player to watch the Squid Sisters perform the song as if they were in a Splatfest.

According to the booklet contained in Splatune, it was revealed that City of Color was the Squid Sisters' debut song.

Lyrics
The booklet included with Splatune gives the official lyrics for City of Color. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana simply gives the pronunciation.

Maritime Memory
Maritime Memory is a much slower cover of City of Color with a nearly completely different instrumental.

[[Media:Splatfest News.ogg|Inkopolis News (Splatfest)]]
This is simply the instrumental version of City of Color without the Squid Sisters singing, which also includes the Inkopolis News saying heard in the original Inkopolis News song. It was played immediately after the player has pressed and  on the start screen during a Splatfest and played during Inkopolis News, replacing the regular Inkopolis News song. After the news segment ended, the vocals were added, transitioning it to the regular version.

Splatfest final result jingle
A very shortened version of the intro, with a more twinkly sound. This was played once the winner of the Splatfest was announced.

City of Color (Live)
During live Squid Sisters concerts, an extended version of City of Color is used. Although each performance is different due to the live bands, they retain the same strong structure. There is a new guitar solo not found in the original, along with a slightly altered instrumental after the solo. Than it has a new outro, featuring another guitar solo before the song ends. Two recordings of this version from their first and second live concerts can be found in Splatoon Live in Makuhari.

City of Color (Demo)
An early version of City of Color was released with Splatoon Live in Makuhari, featuring a much simpler instrumental than the final product and different vocals.

Octo-Eight Step
Octo-Eight Step by Turquoise October samples Callie's vocals from City of Color and reverses them.

Spicy Calamari Inkantation
The melody of City of Color's chorus can be heard after the end of the chorus of Spicy Calamari Inkantation during the small instrumental break.

Trivia

 * Due to the end of Splatfests in Splatoon, it is now impossible to listen to City of Color in Squid Beatz if the player has not participated in any Splatfests. Although one can still listen to the song through the amiibo performances, this still does not unlock it in Squid Beatz.

Etymology
City of Color is named after the appearance that Inkopolis Plaza took during Splatfests, with it being lit up by neon signs, bright lights, and fireworks.