| Cover | Carly_Simon_My_New_Boyfriend_single.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | Carly Simon |
| Album | Spoiled Girl |
| B-side | The Wives Are In Connecticut |
| Released | 1985 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 4:19 |
| Label | Epic |
| Writer | Carly Simon |
| Producer | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Prev year | 1985 |
| Next year | 1986 |
"My New Boyfriend" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, and the second single from her 12th studio album Spoiled Girl (1985).
Simon included the single on her 1995 career retrospective box set Clouds in My Coffee,[1] and Sony BMG/Legacy included it on their 2014 compilation release Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon.[2]
Track listing
- 7" single
- "My New Boyfriend" – 4:19
- "The Wives Are In Connecticut" – 4:28
- 12" single
- "My New Boyfriend" (Remix) - 5:11
- "My New Boyfriend" (LP Version) - 4:19
- "My New Boyfriend" (Dub Version) - 5:49
Personnel
- Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Robbie Kilgore – keyboards, electric guitar
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
- Andy Goldmark – backing vocals
- Lucy Simon – backing vocals
- Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals
- Ron Taylor – backing vocals
Music video
Simon released a music video for the single which, in alternating scenes, depicts her in Ancient Egyptian times, in the jungle dancing around a roaring bonfire, and in futuristic times with a robot.[3]
Simon also sang a bit of the song in one of her video blogs posted to her personal YouTube account in 2010.[4]
References
- ^ "Clouds In My Coffee". Carlysimon.com. Archived May 15, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon". AllMusic. Archived April 27, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Carly Simon - My New Boyfriend". YouTube. 25 October 2009. Archived November 18, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "My New Boyfriend - Carly Simon". YouTube. 4 February 2010. Archived November 18, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 30, 2014.