"New York City Boy" is the title of a song by British music group Pet Shop Boys. It was released in September 1999 as the second single off the album Nightlife. 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 music video for the song features the legendary New York nightspot, Studio 54.
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.
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