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"
Released12 July 1975
GenreGlam rock
Length3:58
Label (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 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 in the UK charts for a total of eight weeks, peaking at No. 15.[4][5]

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". Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ^ Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014
  5. ^ "Dandy in the Underworld: Record Releases". samgreen.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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