Graduation (Friends Forever)

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"Graduation (Friends Forever)"
Single by Vitamin C
from the album Vitamin C
Released April 4, 2000
Format CD single
Recorded 1999
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 5:39 (Album Version)
4:26 (Radio Edit)
Label Elektra
Producer Josh Deutsch and Garry Hughes
Certification Platinum (ARIA)
Vitamin C singles chronology
"Me, Myself & I"
(1999)		 "Graduation (Friends Forever)"
(2000)		 "The Itch"
(2000)
Alternative covers
German cover

"Graduation (Friends Forever)" is a single by American pop singer Vitamin C released in 2000 through Elektra Entertainment. It was the third single from her debut album Vitamin C. The song is considered, to date, the biggest hit of Vitamin C.[1] The song is well known for being played at high school graduations and at some middle school promotions. The opening lyrics of "Graduation (Friends Forever)" allude to "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople. The song is heavily based on Pachelbel's Canon in D, transposed to the key of C major.[2] It also featured New York City's "All City Concert Choir" as the background voices, though the video used a different choir. The Original Choir can be seen on actual footage from the z100 Zootopia performance as well as on shows like "The View" and "Good morning America".


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[edit] Reception

The single reached #12 on the Top 40 Mainstream, #23 on the Rhythmic Top 40 and #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 30, 2000, after reaching the Top 40 on May 9, becoming her second single to reach the Top 40. "Graduation (Friends Forever)" reached #2 on the Australian ARIA Charts, peaked at #21 in New Zealand on the RIANZ Charts, reached #13 in the Swedish Singles Chart and #4 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single was certified Platinum in Australia.[3]

[edit] Music video

The music video for "Graduation (Friends Forever)" was directed by Gregory Dark and was filmed at Van Nuys High School. The video is featured in the DirecTV original show Rock and a Hard Place.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Graduation (Friends Forever)" (album version) - 5:40
  2. "Graduation (Friends Forever)" (radio edit) - 4:26

Europe Maxi-CD

  1. Friends Forever (Graduation) (Edit) 4:20
  2. Friends Forever (Graduation) (LP Version) 5:40
  3. Not That Kind Of Girl (LP Version) 3:20

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[4] 2
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[5] 7
Irish Singles Chart[6] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[7] 21
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 38
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] 12

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Vitamin C Juicing Up a Comeback MTV.com". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1530314/20060505/vitamin_c.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-11-21. 
  2. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/vitaminc/albums/album/111283/review/5943212/vitamin_c
  3. ^ ARIA Platinum single
  4. ^ ARIA Singles Chart
  5. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 71, No. 6, June 12, 2000". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7231&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  6. ^ http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vitamin+C Irish Singles Chart
  7. ^ RIANZ Singles Chart
  8. ^ Swedish Charts
  9. ^ Chart info
  10. ^ Pop songs History
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