"New York City Boy" is the second single off the album Nightlife by British music group Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

. In the UK, the single peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. 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

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 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.

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)

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)

UK cassette single

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

US CD single: Parlophone/ Sire Records

1. "New York City boy" (radio edit)
2. "New York City boy" (The Superchumbo uptown mix)
3. "New York City boy" (The Superchumbo downtown dub)
4. "New York City boy" (The Almighty definitive mix)
5. "New York City boy" (The Almighty man on a mission mix)
6. "New York City boy" (The Thunderpuss 2000 club mix)
7. "New York City boy" (The Thunderdub)
8. "New York City boy" (The Morales club mix)
9. "New York City boy" (The Lange mix)

UK remixes double vinyl: Parlophone

1. "New York City boy" (The Morales club mix)
2. "New York City boy" (The Almighty man on a mission mix)
3. "New York City boy" (The Lange mix)
4. "New York City boy" (The Thunderpuss 2000 club mix)
5. "New York City boy" (The Superchumbo donwtown dub)

UK quad vinyl: Parlophone

1. "New York City boy" (Almighty definitive mix)
2. "New York City boy" (Almighty man on a mission mix)
3. "New York City boy" (Superchumbo's uptown mix)
4. "New York City boy" (Superchumbo's downtown dub)
5. "New York City boy" (The Morales club mix)
6. "New York City boy" (Thunderpuss 2000 club mix)
7. "New York City boy" (The Lange mix)

Chart positions

Chart positions	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	14
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	9
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales	53