New York City (T. Rex song)

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"New York City"
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Single by T. Rex
from the album Futuristic Dragon
B-side "Chrome Sitar (UK)"
Released27 June 1975
Genre Glam rock
Length3:58
Label EMI (UK)
Songwriter(s) Marc Bolan
Producer(s) Marc Bolan
T. Rex singles chronology
"Zip Gun Boogie"
(1975)		"New York City"
(1975)		"Dreamy Lady"
(1975)

"New York City" is a 1975 single by the British glam rock band T. Rex. The track and its B-side "Chrome Sitar", are taken from the 1976 album Futuristic Dragon . The song consists of a couple of lines of lyric, "Did you ever see a woman coming out of New York City/With a frog in her hand?" and "I did don't you know/And don't it show?" repeated over a bass line. [1] [2] [3]

The single was released on 27 June 1975, [4] and was in the UK Singles Chart for a total of eight weeks, peaking at number 15. [5] [6]

In some countries, the B-side was "Solid Baby" taken from the previous album Bolan's Zip Gun . [7]

References

  1. ↑ "New York City". Last.fm. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Thomson, Dave. "New York City". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Futuristic Dragon". Amazon.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "T. Rex - New York City". 45cat.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "T Rex". Officialcharts.com. 14 May 1968.
  6. ↑ "Dandy in the Underworld: Record Releases". Samgreen.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "T. Rex - New York City". 45cat.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.


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