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"Safe in New York City" 
Single by AC/DC from the album Stiff Upper Lip B-side "Cyberspace", "Back in Black" (Live Plaza De Toros Madrid 1996) Released 2000 Format CD Recorded 1999 Genre Hard rock Length 3:59 Label Eastwest Producer George Young, AC/DC AC/DC singles chronology "Stiff Upper Lip"
(2000)"Safe in New York City"
(2000)"Satellite Blues"
(2001)"Safe in New York City" is a song by rock group AC/DC, from their 2000 album Stiff Upper Lip. The song was also released as a single.
The video to the song, directed by Andy Morahan,[1] shows the band playing a busy tunnel in the city, surrounded and guarded by a lot of armed police guards.
The track gained poignancy after September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Angus Young said that although originally the lyrics were meant to make fun of Rudy Giuliani's claim that he had cleaned up Manhattan: "to me New York is a city where you can never predict what's coming next."[2] The song was later included in the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum, a list of "lyrically questionable" songs.
Contents
Single track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Safe in New York City" (LP Version) Angus Young, Malcolm Young 3:59 2. "Cyberspace" (Non LP Track) A. Young, M. Young 2:57 3. "Back in Black" (Live – Plaza De Toros, Madrid) A. Young, M. Young, Brian Johnson 4:07 Personnel
- Brian Johnson – lead vocals
- Angus Young – lead guitar
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar
- Cliff Williams – bass guitar
- Phil Rudd – drums
References
- ^ mvdbase.com – AC/DC – "Safe in New York City"
- ^ Stiff Upper Lip 2004 reissue CD booklet, pg 12
External links
Categories:- AC/DC songs
- 2000 songs
- Songs about New York
- Songs written by Angus Young
- Songs written by Malcolm Young
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