The Only Living Boy in New Cross

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"The Only Living Boy in New Cross"
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Single by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
from the album 1992 – The Love Album
B-side
  • "Watching the Big Apple Turn Over"
  • "Panic"
Released13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)
Length3:56
LabelChrysalis
Songwriters
Producers
  • Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
  • Simon Painter
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine singles chronology
"R.u.b.b.i.s.h"
(1992) 		"The Only Living Boy in New Cross"
(1992) 		"Do Re Me So Far So Good"
(1992)

"The Only Living Boy in New Cross" is a song by English indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. The title is a pun on Simon and Garfunkel's song "The Only Living Boy in New York", substituting the London area of New Cross. The song was released on 13 April 1992 by Chrysalis Records as a single from their album, 1992 – The Love Album, and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's highest charting and only top-10 single. It also charted in Australia and Ireland, peaking at number 70 on the Australian Singles Chart and number 18 on the Irish Singles Chart. In the United States, the song peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The Only Living Boy in New Cross"3:56
2."Watching the Big Apple Turn Over"3:30
3."Panic"2:54

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 37
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 7
UK Airplay (Music Week)[5] 38
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 26

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 13 April 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Chrysalis [7]
Australia 11 May 1992
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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