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]
Released14 April 1967
Recorded13–16 March 1967
StudioIBC (London)
GenreFolk rock[2]
Length2:09
Label
  • Polydor (United Kingdom, Europe, Japan)
  • Atco (United States, Canada, Mexico)
  • Spin (Australia, New Zealand)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Bee Gees singles chronology
"Born a Man"
(1967)
"New York Mining Disaster 1941"
(1967)
"To Love Somebody"
(1967)
Audio sample
"New York Mining Disaster 1941"
Music video
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" on YouTube

"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.

  1. ^ "Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941". Discogs. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ^ Pegg, Nicholas (2 December 2011). The Complete David Bowie. Titan. p. 730. ISBN 978-0-85768-719-7. Retrieved 25 November 2015.