New York City Boy

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“New York City Boy”
Single by Pet Shop Boys from the album Nightlife
B-side	"The Ghost of Myself", "Casting a shadow"
Released	September 27, 1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	5:16
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
Producer	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 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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 UK CD single 1: Parlophone 1.2 UK CD single 2: Parlophone 1.3 UK cassette single

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] UK cassette single

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

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Preceded by "Sun Is Shining" by Bob Marley vs. Funkstar De Luxe

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

Succeeded by "Rendez-Vu" by Basement Jaxx