Theme from New York, New York
Written for Liza Minnelli's 1977 film and later Sinatra's closing number.
Frank Sinatra (1980)
- Written by
- John Kander, Fred Ebb
- Released
- 1980
John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote it for the 1977 film New York, New York, in which Liza Minnelli sang it. Sinatra recorded it on 19 September 1979 for Trilogy: Past Present Future, with Sonny Burke producing. Reprise released it as a single in April 1980, with That's What God Looks Like to Me on the B-side. It reached number 32 on the Hot 100 on 14 June 1980, his last Top 40 hit in the US, and number 10 on the adult contemporary chart. In 1986 it reached number four in the UK.
He first sang it live in a medley in October 1978 and later made it his closer. He re-recorded it for a 1981 television special, and in 1993 sang it as a duet with Tony Bennett on Duets.
More songs by Frank Sinatra
I've Got You Under My Skin, Fly Me to the Moon, The Girl from Ipanema, Strangers in the Night, My Way, It Was a Very Good Year, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Sources
- Theme from New York, New York, Wikipedia
- From Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga: Tony Bennett's greatest duets, The Guardian (2023-07-24)