New York Mining Disaster 1941

"New York Mining Disaster 1941"
Single by the Bee Gees
from the album Bee Gees' 1st
B-side	"I Can't See Nobody"[1]
Released	14 April 1967
Recorded	13–16 March 1967
Studio	IBC (London)
Genre	Folk rock[2]
Length	2:09
Label	Polydor (United Kingdom, Europe, Japan) Atco (United States, Canada, Mexico) Spin (Australia, New Zealand)
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb
Producer(s)	Robert Stigwood Ossie Byrne
The Bee Gees singles chronology
"Born a Man" (1967) "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967) "To Love Somebody" (1967)
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Music video
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"New York Mining Disaster 1941" is the debut American single by the Bee Gees, released on 14 April 1967. It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb. Aside from a moderately successful reissue of their Australian single "Spicks and Specks," it was the first single release of the group's international career and their first song to hit the charts in both the UK and the US. It was produced by Ossie Byrne with their manager Robert Stigwood as executive producer. The song was the first track of side two on the group's international debut album, Bee Gees' 1st. This was the first single with Australian drummer Colin Petersen as an official member of the band.