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"New York / N.Y."
SinglebyNina Hagen
from the album Angstlos
Released1983
GenreDance-punk, hip hop
Length3:36
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Nina Hagen, Karl Rucker, Steve Schiff
Nina Hagen singles chronology
"Zarah"
(1983)
"New York / N.Y."
(1983)
"The Change"
(1984)

"New York / N.Y." is a song by German artist Nina Hagen from her album Angstlos. Co-written by Hagen, Karl Rucker and Steve Schiff, it was released as the record'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. Nina Hagen raps in the English and the German version of the song.[1] Only the refrain "New York, New York", which is repeated several times, is sung by her.

Track listing[edit]

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

In popular culture[edit]

In 2003, the song was featured in the American biographical comedy-drama film Party Monster.[2]

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.[3]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1984) Peak
Position
USDance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kratochwill, Kerstin (2020-03-10). "Die zehn besten Songs von Nina Hagen - Die Top Ten der "Godmother Of Punk"". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2020-04-03. (in German)
  • ^ Kellman, Andy (2003). "Party Monster – Various Artists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  • ^ Sciarretto, Amy (2010-07-15). "Peaches Releases Short Film for "Show Stopper"". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  • ^ "Nina Hagen Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.

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