"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 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. Reception 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. Eagles performances "New York Minute" is one of several of Henley's solo songs to be performed by the Eagles (the others being "Dirty Laundry", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "The Boys of Summer", "The Heart of the Matter", and "Sunset Grill") during the Hell Freezes Over tour. Personnel Don Henley – lead vocals Danny Kortchmar – keyboards, guitars Jai Winding – keyboards David Paich – acoustic piano, string arrangements Pino Palladino – bass guitar Jeff Porcaro – drums Steve Madaio – trumpet solo Take 6 – backing vocals Other appearances 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" and at the final of the first episode (365) of Black Monday. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1989 songs Don Henley songs Songs about New York City Songs written by Danny Kortchmar Songs written by Don Henley Songs about suicide Rock ballads 1980s ballads Song recordings produced by Danny Kortchmar