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New York minute is a common expression meaning an "instant" or a "flash", i.e., an extremely short time, defined by the fast pace characterizing New York City.
New York Minute may also refer to:
- In a New York Minute, a 1999 album by Ian Shaw
- In a New York Minute (song), a 1985 song by Ronnie McDowell
- New York Minute (2004 short film), a 2004 short film by Michael Arbouet
- New York Minute (film), a 2004 American teen comedy starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- "New York Minute" (Law & Order), a 2005 television episode of Law & Order
- New York Minute (song), a 1989 song by Don Henley
New York Minute is a 2004 American teen comedy film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. It was directed by Dennie Gordon and released on May 7, 2004. In the film Mary-Kate and Ashley play twins with opposing personalities who have a series of misadventures around New York City. New York Minute reunited Mary-Kate and Ashley with their Full House co-star, Bob Saget. It is the Olsen twins' first theatrical film release since the 1995's It Takes Two. It was also the last film released by Dualstar Entertainment before it went into dormancy.
"New York Minute" is a song written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding. Henley originally recorded it for his 1989 album The End of the Innocence. The single was a #5 hit on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart the following year, although it reached only #48 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The track features Pino Palladino on fretless bass, Toto members David Paich, who played piano and wrote the string arrangement, and Jeff Porcaro on drums. It also features Take 6 on background vocals. Musicians mentioned in the sleeve notes: Don Henley, Danny Kortschmar, Steve Madaio, David Paich, Pino Palladino, Jeff Porcaro, Take 6, Jai Winding.
The song was covered by the Eagles on the Hell Freezes Over album and DVD (featuring a cameo by former Loggins & Messina sideman Al Garth playing a muted trumpet solo), as well as Herbie Hancock on his 1995 album The New Standard. In 1998, the Danish singer Sanne Salomonsen covered the song on an album of the same name, together with Chris Minh Doky. John Wetton covered it on his 2015 live release of the same name, New York Minute.
It is featured in The West Wing episode " Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail," which was named for a line from the song. It is also featured in the Friends episode " The One with Two Parts, Part Two".
The song has also been sampled by New York rapper French Montana and Nicki Minaj.
"New York Minute" is the 357th episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order, and the 8th episode of the 16th season.
Usage examples of "new york minute".
If they do, I bet I could get the truth out of Too-Tall Songmaker in a New York minute .
I swear, I can't see those two together, Dwight, not for a New York minute.
If the tourists could see this, they'd snap it up in a New York minute.
Total panic, and the OB better have his act together, or things can go to hell in a New York minute.
You tell em a name like that, you got credit down at the Agway in a New York minute.
Of course, the Vice President, who was away in Tokyo, could snatch the gavel back immediately just by stepping aboard Air Force Two or into the American embassy--both were always considered American territory--and he could yank the group's charter away in a New York minute.