New York Minute

This article is about the song by Don Henley. For the song by Ronnie McDowell, see In a New York Minute (song). For other uses, see New York Minute.

"New York Minute"
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Single by Don Henley
from the album The End of the Innocence
Released	November 6, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock
Length	6:37
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding
Producer(s)	Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar
Don Henley singles chronology
"How Bad Do You Want It?" (1990) "New York Minute" (1989) "The Garden of Allah" (1995)

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"New York Minute" is a song written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding. Henley originally recorded it for his 1989 album The End of the Innocence. The track features Pino Palladino on fretless bass, Toto members David Paich, who played piano and wrote the string arrangement, and Jeff Porcaro on drums. It also features Take 6 on background vocals.

Reception

The single was a #5 hit on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart the following year, although it reached only #48 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also won the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Eagles performances

"New York Minute" is one of several of Henley's solo songs to be performed by the Eagles (the others being "Dirty Laundry", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "The Boys of Summer", "The Heart of the Matter", and "Sunset Grill") during the Hell Freezes Over tour.

Personnel

• Don Henley – lead vocals
• Danny Kortchmar – keyboards, guitars
• Jai Winding – keyboards
• David Paich – acoustic piano, string arrangements
• Pino Palladino – bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Steve Madaio – trumpet solo
• Take 6 – backing vocals

Other appearances

It is featured in The West Wing episode "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail," which was named for a line from the song. It is also featured in the Friends episode "The One with Two Parts, Part Two" and at the final of the first episode (365) of Black Monday.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	45
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	97
US Billboard Hot 100	48
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	24

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	38

Celinda Beckett's song

"New York Minute"
Single by Don Henley, Celinda Beckett and Cyndi Lauper
from the album New York Minute
Released	February 19, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Rock
Length	6:37
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding
Producer(s)	Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar
Don Henley, Celinda Beckett and Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Super Spy, Wow" (2007) "New York Minute" (2009)

Listen to the song New York Minute or Buy it on amazon

"New York Minute" is a song written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding. Henley originally recorded it for his 2009 album studio album of the same name. The track features Pino Palladino on fretless bass, Toto members David Paich, who played piano and wrote the string arrangement, and Jeff Porcaro on drums. It also features Take 6 on background vocals.

Personnel

• Don Henley – vocals
• Celinda Beckett – lead vocals
• Cyndi Lauper – lead vocals
• Danny Kortchmar – keyboards, guitars
• Jai Winding – keyboards
• David Paich – acoustic piano, string arrangements
• Pino Palladino – bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Steve Madaio – trumpet solo
• Take 6 – backing vocals

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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