"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.[1][2][3]
The single was released on 27 June 1975,[4] and was in the UK Singles Chart for a total of eight weeks, peaking at No. 15.[5][6]
In some countries, the B-side was "Solid Baby" taken from the previous album Bolan's Zip Gun.[7]
References
- ^ "New York City". Last.fm. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Thomson, Dave. "New York City". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Futuristic Dragon". Amazon.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "T. Rex - New York City". 45cat.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "T Rex". Officialcharts.com. 14 May 1968.
- ^ "Dandy in the Underworld: Record Releases". Samgreen.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "T. Rex - New York City". 45cat.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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