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"My Friend"
Single by Groove Armada
from the album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
Released5 November 2001 (2001-11-05)
Length5:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Keith Crouch
  • Glen McKinney
  • Bill Curtis
  • Richard Cornwell
Producer(s)Groove Armada
Groove Armada singles chronology
"Superstylin'"
(2001) 		"My Friend"
(2001) 		"Purple Haze"
(2002)

"My Friend" is a song by English electronic music duo Groove Armada, released as the second single from their third studio album, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) (2001), on 5 November 2001.

Content

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The song features vocals by Celetia Martin and contains a sample from "Got to Learn How to Dance" by Fatback Band[1] and samples a drum break from Skull Snaps' "It's a New Day".[citation needed] The lyrics are an interpolation from Brandy's 1995 hit "Best Friend".

Release

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The song was featured in a Dutch television commercial for Royal Club soft drinks in 2002,[citation needed] which resulted in a re-release of the single in the Netherlands and a higher charting in the Dutch singles charts than the year before.[citation needed]

Music video

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The music video features a woman (played by model Sarah Wietzel) going through a typical day at work, interspersed with scenes from a holiday with her friends.

Track listings

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CD

  1. "My Friend"
  2. "My Friend (Dorfmeister vs. Madrid de los Austrias Dub)"
  3. "My Friend (Swag's Good Buddy Remix)"

12-inch vinyl

A1. "My Friend (Rabbit in the Moon's Old Soul Mix)" – 8:56
A2. "My Friend (Album Version)" – 4:53
B1. "My Friend (Dorfmeister vs. Madrid De Los Austrias Dub)" – 6:20
B2. "My Friend (Kinnder "Oneness" Mix)" – 6:20
C1. "My Friend (DJ Icey Around The Way Mix)" – 5:51
C2. "My Friend (Rabbit in the Moon Dub)" – 9:08
D1. "My Friend (Swag's Good Buddy Remix)" – 7:36
D2. "My Friend (Swag's Version Dub)" – 7:12

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "My Friend"
Chart (2001–2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 59
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 2
Italy (FIMI)[4] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 21
Scotland (OCC)[8] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 36
UK Dance (OCC)[10] 9
UK Indie (OCC)[11] 4

Release history

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Release dates for "My Friend"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 5 November 2001 (2001-11-05)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Pepper [12]
Australia 12 November 2001 (2001-11-12) CD Jive Electro [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Groove Armada - My Friend - Direct Sample of Hook / Riff". WhoSampled. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Issue 620" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Groove Armada – My Friend" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Groove Armada – My Friend". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 2, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Groove Armada – My Friend" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Groove Armada – My Friend". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  12. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting November 5, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 November 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12 Nov 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 12 November 2001. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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