Despite Turner's previous chart successes, "City of Dreams" was not picked up by major radio and had a slow start on music television, forcing his label to rely largely on the Internet and live performances in order to reach listeners. Promotion was also hampered by Turner's broken jaw,Joel Turner attacked in his 'City of Dreams which he had suffered less than a month before the single's release. Nevertheless, the song reached number 30 on the ARIA Charts in its second week (number 15 on the physical singles chart).The ARIA Report (PDF) It later received a nomination for Urban Work of the Year at the 2008 APRA Awards2008 APRA Nominations and again in 2009.Urban Work of the Year - 2009
