Song · AC/DC
“Safe in New York City” by AC/DC
From the album Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
“Safe in New York City” by AC/DC appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. It was first released in 2000 on the album Stiff Upper Lip. Its best result is #96 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #96 hard rock song of 2001.
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"Safe in New York City" followed the title track as a single from AC/DC's 2000 album Stiff Upper Lip, written by Angus and Malcolm Young, produced by their big brother George and mixed by Mike Fraser. Angus said the lyric began as a dig at Rudy Giuliani's boast of a cleaned-up Manhattan, though to him New York was a city where you never know what's coming. Andy Morahan's video parks the band in a busy city tunnel ringed by armed police, and the single reached 21 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.
After the September 11 attacks the title took on a sting nobody planned, and Clear Channel put it on its memo of questionable songs. A live take from Phoenix's America West Arena, taped September 13, 2000, rode along on the promo CD and resurfaced on the Backtracks box set nine years on.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 96 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
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