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"New York City"
PIcture sleeve (German edition)
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 charts for a total of eight weeks, peaking at No. 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.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Futuristic Dragon". Amazon. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ^ T. Rex - New York City, retrieved 6 September 2022
  5. ^ Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014
  6. ^ "Dandy in the Underworld: Record Releases". samgreen.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ^ T. Rex - New York City, retrieved 8 September 2022