New York / N.Y.

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"New York / N.Y."
Single by Nina 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

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

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

In popular culture

In 2003, the song was featured in the

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

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

References

  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)
  2. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  3. ^ Sciarretto, Amy (2010-07-15). "Peaches Releases Short Film for "Show Stopper"". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  4. ^ "Nina Hagen Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.