NYC Beat

"NYC Beat"
Single by Armand Van Helden
from the album Ghettoblaster
Released	2 July 2007 (2007-07-02)
Genre	House
Length	3:14
Label	Southern Fried Records
Songwriter(s)	Armand Van Helden
Producer(s)	Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden singles chronology
"Touch Your Toes" (2007) "NYC Beat" (2007) "I Want Your Soul" (2007)

"NYC Beat" is a song by Armand Van Helden. It was released on 2 July 2007 as the second single from his seventh studio album, Ghettoblaster (2007). It is a cover/sample of the early 1980s single "New York City Beats", performed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, performing as the Fabulous Pop Tarts. ^[1]

Music video

At the beginning of the video, the date circled is Wednesday 10 June, the next time those dates fall into the calendar at the time was 2009.

The video stars Daisy Lowe (brunette) and Leah Hibbert (from Shipwrecked: Battle of The Islands ) and another unidentified blond model partaking in a variety of apple-related activities. ^{[2] [3]}

Track listings

Australia CD single

1. "NYC Beat" (Radio Edit) – 3:14
2. "NYC Beat" (Original) – 6:27
3. "NYC Beat" (MSTRKRFT Remix) – 4:58
4. "NYC Beat" (Emperor Machine Remix) – 8:03
5. "NYC Beat" (Detroit Remix) – 8:09
6. "NYC Beat" (Prince Language Remix) – 7:15

12"

1. NYC Beat (Original)
2. NYC Beat (MSTRKRFT Remix)
3. NYC Beat (Emperor Machine Dub)

Chart history

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	36
UK Singles (OCC) [5]	22

References

1. "Armand Van Helden's 'NYC Beat' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
2. Kanarek, Benjamin (6 February 2013). "Sexy Daisy Lowe Undresses for the Lingerie Cover Story of Yo Dona Magazine by Benjamin Kanarek". Brooklyn Magazine.
3. Indie Sleaze [@indiesleaze]; (26 January 2024). "Armand van Helden's music video for NYC Beat, 2005" – via Instagram.
4. "Armand Van Helden – NYC Beat". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.