New York City Boy

"New York City Boy"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Nightlife
B-side	"The Ghost of Myself", "Casting a Shadow"
Released	27 September 1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Disco house
Length	5:16 (album version) 4:21 (radio edit) 3:20 (US radio edit)
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
Producer(s)	Pet Shop Boys, David Morales
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" (1999) "New York City Boy" (1999) "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" (2000)

"New York City Boy" is a song by British music group Pet Shop Boys. It was released in September 1999 as the second single from the forthcoming album Nightlife. In the UK, the single peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the song hit number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 53 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.

The music video for the song features the legendary New York nightspot Studio 54.

The second B-side, "Casting a Shadow", was written for BBC Radio 1 during the 11 August 1999 solar eclipse, and CD2 featured a bonus video showing the song alongside footage of the eclipse in the UK.

Track listing

UK CD single 1: Parlophone

1. "New York City boy" (radio edit)
2. "The Ghost of Myself"
3. "New York City boy" (The Almighty Definitive Mix)
4. "New York City boy" (Enhanced video)

UK CD single 2: Parlophone

1. "New York City boy" (album version)
2. "Casting a Shadow"
3. "New York City boy" (Superchumbo's Uptown Mix)
4. "Casting a Shadow" (enhanced eclipse video footage)

UK cassette single

1. "New York City boy" (radio edit)
2. "The Ghost of Myself"
3. "New York City boy" (The Almighty Definitive Mix)

US CD single: Parlophone/ Sire Records

1. "New York City boy" (radio edit)
2. "New York City boy" (The Superchumbo uptown mix)
3. "New York City boy" (The Superchumbo downtown dub)
4. "New York City boy" (The Almighty definitive mix)
5. "New York City boy" (The Almighty man on a mission mix)
6. "New York City boy" (The Thunderpuss 2000 club mix)
7. "New York City boy" (The Thunderdub)
8. "New York City boy" (The Morales club mix)
9. "New York City boy" (The Lange mix)

UK remixes double vinyl: Parlophone

1. "New York City boy" (The Morales club mix)
2. "New York City boy" (The Almighty man on a mission mix)
3. "New York City boy" (The Lange mix)
4. "New York City boy" (The Thunderpuss 2000 club mix)
5. "New York City boy" (The Superchumbo donwtown dub)

UK quad vinyl: Parlophone

1. "New York City boy" (Almighty definitive mix)
2. "New York City boy" (Almighty man on a mission mix)
3. "New York City boy" (Superchumbo's uptown mix)
4. "New York City boy" (Superchumbo's downtown dub)
5. "New York City boy" (The Morales club mix)
6. "New York City boy" (Thunderpuss 2000 club mix)
7. "New York City boy" (The Lange mix)

Chart positions

Chart positions (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[1]	174
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	23
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5]	6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	4
France (SNEP)[7]	47
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9]	34
Italy (FIMI)[10]	20
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	9
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)	14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1

Chart successions

References

1. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 February 2016". Imgur. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Ultratop.be – Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. Billboard: Hits of the World, 20 November 1999
6. "Pet Shop Boys: New York City Boy" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
7. "Lescharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Musicline.de – Pet Shop Boys Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pet Shop Boys search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
10. "Italiancharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy". Top Digital Download.
11. "Spanishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" Canciones Top 50.
12. Various peaks

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics