"New York" is a song by English recording artist Paloma Faith from her debut studio album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (2009). It was released on 13 September 2009. The song features a sweeping gospel chorus by the London-based Souls of Prophecy Gospel Choir.[1] The song was re-released in a new remix featuring rapper Ghostface Killah.[2]
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| Single by Paloma Faith | ||||
| from the album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? | ||||
| B-side | "Luv Ya" | |||
| Released | 13 September 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Paloma Faith singles chronology | ||||
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| "New York" on YouTube | ||||
Critical reception
editBBC chart blog gave the song a more positive review than her previous single and rewarded it with 4 stars.[3]
Digital Spy gave the song 3/5 stars and a less positive rating than Stone Cold Sober: 'New York', Faith's follow-up, is a rather more straightforward offering than its predecessor. The lyrics tell the tale of a girl who loses a guy to "another lady", but sadly for Paloma the lass in question isn't a flesh-and-blood adversary, but actually the Big Apple. It's a much bigger target of course, but one that's harder to hit with a swinging vintage handbag. Despite its sweeping strings and soaring vocals, 'New York' is a shade unremarkable compared to her debut, but it still manages to whet the appetite for Faith's upcoming album.[4]
Chart performance
editNew York is Faith's fourth most successful single to date, behind "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" "Picking Up the Pieces" and "Can't Rely on You" charting in the top forty in six different countries. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at 21, the following week, it fell to 31, then rose 16 places to 15 on its third week, which became its peak position. It stayed eleven weeks in the UK chart.
The song had moderate success elsewhere, reaching number 54 in Germany, 12 in Ireland, 13 in Switzerland, 8 in Finland, 29 in Denmark and number 28 in Sweden.
Music video
editThe music video was shot at a London bowling alley and features professional bowlers. The director was Vaughan Arnell, who also directed the video to Robbie Williams' song, Bodies.[5] The video was released on 2 August 2009.[6]
Track listing
edit- Digital download[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "New York" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Luv Ya" | 2:49 |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
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Release history
edit| Region | Date |
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| United Kingdom | 13 September 2009 |
| Germany[18] | 29 January 2010 |
Re-release
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| Single by Paloma Faith featuring Ghostface Killah | ||||
| B-side | "New York (BBC Radio 2 Live) & Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful (Widower Remix)" | |||
| Released | 1 August 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
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In June 2010, Faith announced that she would release a new remix of the song featuring an appearance from American rapper Ghostface Killah. The song was released on 1 August 2010.[19]
Critical reception
editThe remix received mixed responses, many critics[who?] said that the song has been ruined by the rap. In 2012, Faith remarked that she thought the collaboration with Ghostface Killah was unnecessary, and that she felt he did not know what the song was about when he wrote the rap accompaniment.[20]
Charts performance
editDue to the lack of airplay, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at 82 on 7 August 2010. However it then climbed to 44 in its second week on the chart. The original was played on radio during the re-release of this track. It spent five weeks on the chart.
Track listing
edit- Digital download[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "New York (feat. Ghostface Killah)" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "New York (BBC Radio 2 Live)" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful (Widower Remix)" | 5:52 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Scotland (OCC)[21] | 42 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[22] | 44 |
References
edit- ^ "New York by Paloma Faith Songfacts". songfacts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Paloma Faith to re-release single". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "BBC - Chart Blog: Paloma Faith - 'New York'". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Paloma Faith: 'New York'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "New York by Paloma Faith". Songfacts. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "New York Official Video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Faith, Paloma - - - musicline.de". musicline.de. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Paloma Faith – New York". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Paloma Faith: New York" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "Paloma Faith – New York" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – New York". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Paloma Faith – New York". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Paloma Faith – New York". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "British single certifications – Paloma Faith – New York". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "New York: Amazon.de: Musik". amazon.de. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Love, Ryan (30 June 2010). "Paloma Faith to re-release single". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Copsey, Robert (2 April 2012). "Paloma Faith: 'Ghostface Killah didn't understand New York'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Paloma Faith: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.