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1975 single by T. Rex
"New York City"
PIcture sleeve (German edition)
Single by T. Rex
from the album Futuristic Dragon
B-side"Chrome Sitar (UK)"
Released27 June 1975
GenreGlam rock
Length3:58
LabelEMI (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.

The single was released on 27 June 1975, and was in the UK Singles Chart for a total of eight weeks, peaking at No. 15.

In some countries, the B-side was "Solid Baby" taken from the previous album Bolan's Zip Gun.

References

  1. "New York City". Last.fm. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. Thomson, Dave. "New York City". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. "Futuristic Dragon". Amazon.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. "T. Rex - New York City". 45cat.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. "T Rex". Officialcharts.com. 14 May 1968.
  6. "Dandy in the Underworld: Record Releases". Samgreen.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. "T. Rex - New York City". 45cat.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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