| "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City" | ||||
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| Single by Nilsson | ||||
| from the album Harry | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | October 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Nilsson [1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Jarrard | |||
| Nilsson singles chronology | ||||
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"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City" is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Nilsson in 1969. A track from his fourth studio album, Harry , it became his second charting single.
The song was written for, but not included in, the movie Midnight Cowboy . The same recording was reissued in 1972 crediting Buck Earl, (Jon Voight's character in the movie was Joe Buck.) as the performing artist.
It became Nilsson's second hit record in the U.S., reaching No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [2] and No. 7 on the Easy Listening chart.
The song was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached No. 25 on the Pop chart [3] and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [4]
| Chart (1969–70) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 66 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles [5] | 25 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [6] | 3 |
| New Zealand ( Listener ) [7] | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [9] | 7 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [10] | 35 |
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