New York / N.Y.

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"New York / N.Y."
Single by Nina Hagen
from the album Angstlos
Released1983
Genre Dance-punk, hip hop
Length3:36
Label CBS
Songwriter(s) Nina Hagen, Karl Rucker, Steve Schiff
Nina Hagen singles chronology
"Smack Jack"
(1982)		"New York / N.Y."
(1983)		"Zarah"
(1983)

"New York / N.Y." is a song by German artist Nina Hagen from her album Angstlos . Co-written by Hagen, Karl Rucker and Steve Schiff, it was released as the record's lead single in 1983. The song was later included on Hagen's compilation albums 14 Friendly Abductions , Definitive Collection , Prima Nina in Ekstasy and The Very Best of Nina Hagen . Nina Hagen raps in the English and the German version of the song. [1] Only the refrain "New York, New York", which is repeated several times, is sung by her.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "New York / N.Y." – 3:36
  2. "Was es ist" – 4:19

In 2003, the song was featured in the American biographical comedy-drama film Party Monster . [2]

Canadian electronic musician and performance artist Peaches references and sings a snippet of the song in the music video for her song "Show Stopper", which features Danish film actress Charlotte Munck. [3]

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
Position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 9

References

  1. ↑ Kratochwill, Kerstin (March 10, 2020). "Die zehn besten Songs von Nina Hagen - Die Top Ten der "Godmother Of Punk"". Artistdirect . Retrieved April 3, 2020. (in German)
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy (2003). "Party Monster – Various Artists". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ Sciarretto, Amy (July 15, 2010). "Peaches Releases Short Film for "Show Stopper"". Artistdirect . Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Nina Hagen Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.


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