28,000 Friends
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"28,000 Friends" is the only single by Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg released from his self-titled debut album. The album was released on 6 April 2009.[1]
Background information
The song was written by former Busted member James Bourne.[2] The lyrics are about accruing so-called ‘friends’ on websites such as Facebook.[citation needed]
Promotion
On April 3rd 2009, Quigg performed the song on breakfast show GMTV.[3] He also performed the song on The Late Late Show.
Music video
The music video for "28,000 Friends" premiered on Quigg's official bebo site on 6 March 2009.[4] It takes place mainly in an empty building with Quigg singing on a microphone and throughout the video many people come into the building. In another scene, Quigg is standing in a tracksuit singing directly to the camera.
Charts and reception
On 9 April 2009 the single entered the Irish Singles Chart at 32[5] and the UK Singles Chart at 96.[6] The BBC's Chart Blog gave the song one star out of five.[7] Music-News.com gave the song two stars out of five. They criticised the lyrical content and the production, saying: "with weak instrumental and percussion, you’d be forgiven in thinking it was recorded on a Fisher Price product".[8]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart | 18 |
| UK Singles Chart | 23 |
References
- ^ "Eoghan Quigg: Eoghan Quigg: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Biography - Eoghan Quigg". Eoghanquiggmusic.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Eoghan Quigg Performs". GM.tv. 2009-04-10. Archived from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Eoghan Quigg". Bebo.com. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Ireland Singles Top 50 (April 9, 2009) - Music Charts". Acharts.us. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "28 000 friends: full Official Charts history". Official Charts. 11 July 2013.
- ^ Fraser McAlpine (2009-03-30). "Chart Blog: Eoghan Quigg - '28,000 Friends'". BBC. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Single Review: Eoghan Quigg - 28,000 Friends". Music-News.com. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2013.