"The Boy from New York City" is a song originally recorded by the American soul group The Ad Libs,[2] released in 1964 as their first single.

Though the group continued to record other singles, they never repeated the chart success of "The Boy from New York City".

[7] The following year Beach Boys songwriter and arranger Brian Wilson took further inspiration from the rhythm of the original Ad Libs song in conceiving a new R&B-inflected composition that would eventually become “Good Vibrations.”[8] The song was later covered by Darts and The Manhattan Transfer, both becoming chart hits in the UK and US respectively.

2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978,[9] while The Manhattan Transfer's version, featuring Janis Siegel on lead vocals, peaked at No.

The Manhattan Transfer version was used by pro wrestler Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant as his theme music during his tenure with Jim Crockett promotions in the 1980s.