The song was an original composition of John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb for the musical score of the film New York, New York directed by Martin Scorsese in 1977.

The name of the song is Theme from New York, New York and it is performed by Liza Minnelli, who shares the main role in the film with Robert de Niro.

The most famous version of the song was recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1981 for his album Trilogy: Past, Present, Future and it became a popular hit worldwide and one of the favorite songs of his repertoire