New York / N.Y.

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"New York / N.Y."
Song

"New York / N.Y." is a song by German recording artist Nina Hagen from her album Angstlos. Co-written by Hagen, Karl Rucker and Steve Schiff, it was released as the album's lead single in 1983. The song was later included on Hagen's compilation albums 14 Friendly Abductions, Definitive Collection, Prima Nina in Ekstasy and The Very Best of Nina Hagen.

Track listing

  1. "New York / N.Y." - 3:36
  2. "Was es ist" - 4:19

In popular culture

In 2003, the song was featured in the American biographical comedy-drama film Party Monster.[1]

Canadian electronic musician and performance artist Peaches references and sings a snippet of the song in the music video for her song "Show Stopper", which features Danish film actress Charlotte Munck.[2]

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 9

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy (2003). "Party Monster – Various Artists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  2. ^ Sciarretto, Amy (2010-07-15). "Peaches Releases Short Film for "Show Stopper"". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  3. ^ "Nina Hagen Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.