"Say Hello to the Angels" and "NYC" are two songs by American

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. Both songs were released as a double A-side 7" single on April 14, 2003, acting as the third single from their debut studio album, ''

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'' (2002). The single peaked at number 65 on the

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"NYC" music video

A music video for "NYC" was produced, directed by

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. It features the band in a montage of pictures and designs as well as footage of a park at night.

Reception

"NYC" has been included on several best-of lists. ''

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'' ranked it at number 46 on their Best Singles of the 2000s list. ''

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'' ranked it at 140 on their Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list. ''

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'' rated it at number 219 on their Best Singles of the Aughts list. Electronic musician

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placed "NYC" as his 8th favorite track of the decade.

Track listing

7" vinyl (OLE582-7): # "Say Hello to the Angels" – 4:28 # "NYC" – 4:21 CD (OLE582-2): # "Say Hello to the Angels" – 4:28 # "NYC" – 4:21 # "NYC" (Demo) – 4:28

Charts

References

External links

* {{Interpol (band) Interpol (band) songs 2003 singles 2002 songs Songs written by Carlos Dengler Songs written by Paul Banks (American musician) Songs written by Sam Fogarino Songs written by Daniel Kessler (guitarist) Song recordings produced by Gareth Jones Matador Records singles Songs about New York City