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“NYC” by Interpol
From the EP Interpol (2002)
“NYC” by Interpol appears on 12 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2003 and 2023. It was first released in 2002 on the EP Interpol. Its best result is #66 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #331 alternative song of 2004 and #3,543 alternative song of all time.
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"NYC" is the slow, glowing heart of Interpol's debut album Turn On the Bright Lights (2002), and later half of a 2003 double A-side seven-inch with "Say Hello to the Angels". Paul Banks sings and plays guitar next to Daniel Kessler, Carlos Dengler and Sam Fogarino hold the tempo to a patient crawl, Peter Katis recorded it and Gareth Jones mixed it.
It has aged into one of the decade's defining indie rock tracks. Pitchfork put it at 140 in its Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s, Consequence of Sound ranked it 46th among the decade's best singles, and Moby named it his 8th favorite track of the decade. Doug Aitken directed the video, all montage and a park at night.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 103 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2004 | 66 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1544 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1637 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1654 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1532 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1599 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1565 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1563 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2019 | 431 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 195 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2023 | 608 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
Also listed as: Nyc.
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