New York City (T. Rex song)

"New York City"
Single by T. Rex
from the album Futuristic Dragon
B-side "Chrome Sitar"
Released 12 July 1975
Format 7" single
Genre Glam rock
Length 3:58
Label EMI (UK)
Writer(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". amazon.com. 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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