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

"New York City Boy" is the title of a song by British music group Pet Shop Boys. It was released in September 1999 as the second single off the album Nightlife. 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 music video for the song features the legendary New York nightspot, Studio 54.

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 (1999) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 23
Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] 6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 4
France (SNEP)[6] 47
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 34
Italy (FIMI)[8] 20
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 9
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

Chart successions

Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
December 4, 1999 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ Billboard: Hits of the World, November 20, 1999
  5. ^ "Pet Shop Boys: New York City Boy" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  6. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pet Shop Boys" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  8. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy". Top Digital Download.
  9. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy" Canciones Top 50.
  10. ^ a b Various peaks
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