The Only Living Boy in New Cross

"The Only Living Boy in New Cross"
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)[1]
Length3:56
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Leslie George Carter, James Neil Morrison
Producer(s)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 on Chrysalis Records 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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 April 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 19. 9 May 1992. p. 33. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Only Living Boy in New Cross". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. 29 August 1992. Retrieved 25 July 2023.