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)" | |||
Released | 27 June 1975 | |||
Genre | Glam rock | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | EMI (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
Producer(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
T. Rex singles chronology | ||||
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"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
- ^ "New York City". last.fm. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Thomson, Dave. "New York City". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Futuristic Dragon". Amazon. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ T. Rex - New York City, retrieved 6 September 2022
- ^ Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014
- ^ "Dandy in the Underworld: Record Releases". samgreen.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ T. Rex - New York City, retrieved 8 September 2022
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