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"My New Boyfriend" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, and the second single from her 12th studio album ''
Spoiled Girl ''Spoiled Girl'' is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Epic Records, in June 1985. Recorded with a variety of producers in New York, this was Simon's only album for Epic. It was commercially unsuccessful ...
'' (1985). Simon included the single on her 1995 career retrospective box set '' Clouds in My Coffee'', and Sony BMG/ Legacy included it on their 2014 compilation release '' Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon''.


Track listing

;7" single * "My New Boyfriend" – 4:19 * "The Wives Are In Connecticut" – 4:28 ;12" single * "My New Boyfriend" (Remix) - 5:11 * "My New Boyfriend" (LP Version) - 4:19 * "My New Boyfriend" (Dub Version) - 5:49


Personnel

* Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals * Robbie Kilgore – keyboards, electric guitar * Jimmy Bralower – drum programming * Andy Goldmark – backing vocals *
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– backing vocals * Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals * Ron Taylor – backing vocals


Music video

Simon released a
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for the single which, in alternating scenes, depicts her in Ancient Egyptian times, in the jungle dancing around a roaring bonfire, and in futuristic times with a robot. Simon also sang a bit of the song in one of her video blogs posted to her personal
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account in 2010.


References


External links


Carly Simon's Official Website
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