Vice City 1986

"Vice City 1986" is a song by American indie pop band Curriculum. Written by Curriculum members Gregory Preston Olivier, Phillip Mandelbaum, and Wyatt van Cleef and produced by member Dana Breckenridge, the song was released on 23 February 2015 as the fifth and final single from the band's sophomore studio album Sophomore (2014).

Lyrically and musically inspired by the popular 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and music from the 1980s, the song lyrically describes an all-night stint of partying specifically in the fictional city of Vice City. Sonically, the song is indie pop that draw influences from the 1980s electropop genre.

Heavily promoted (relatively speaking) by the band, the song was initially supposed to be released as the fourth single from Sophomore but was replaced by "Masculine". When picked back up for release, the press considered "Vice City 1986" to be the band's most anticipated single release of their entire career.

Upon its release, the song received positive reviews from critics and fans, who praised the production, lyrics, vocals, and the "off-beat and risky decision to sing a song about a video game".

Commercially successful, the single became the band's second number one single in the UK and one of their biggest international hits, reaching the top three in the United States, Canada, and throughout most of Europe. The single also reached #1 in Australia and on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the US.

The band performed the song live at the iTunes Festival in September 2014 and on the Grammy Awards, the BRITS, and as a part of a medley in the Urapopstar Awards 26 in 2015.