New York City Boy

"New York City Boy"
Song
B-side	"The Ghost of Myself", "Casting a shadow"

"New York City Boy" is the second single off the album Nightlife by British music group Pet Shop Boys. In the UK, the single peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the song hit #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and #53 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.

The b-side, "Casting a Shadow", was written for BBC Radio 1 during the Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 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	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	14
Swedish Singles Chart	9
German Singles Chart	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales	53