My Secret Friend
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"My Secret Friend" is a song performed by IAMX and Imogen Heap, released as the third single from the album Kingdom of Welcome Addiction. The CD single is available only through the IAMX webstore.[1]
Music video
The music video, directed by Chris Corner, features Corner dressed as a woman, the video's lead female character, and Heap as a man, the lead male character. He stated in an interview that when he wrote it he pictured the characters as siblings, who have a romantic, possibly incestuous, relationship.[2] The video is featured on the CD single.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chris Corner and Imogen Heap
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "My Secret Friend (radio edit)" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "My Secret Friend (Omega Man remix)" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "My Secret Friend (The Unfall Broken Waltz rework)" (features vocals only by Chris Corner) | 4:41 |
| 4. | "My Secret Friend" (official music video) | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Running" (home video - acoustic - bonus) | 4:44 |
Song versions
- Album version - 4:06
- Radio edit - 3:45
- Omega Man remix - 4:45, remixed and additionally produced by Joe Wilson.
- The Unfall Broken Waltz rework - 4:41, remixed by Corner under the alias Unfall, this version doesn't include Heap's vocals.
- "Mein geheimer Freund" - 4:00, solo acoustic piano version in German released at IAMX's official YouTube channel announcing his Germany tour.[3]
- Interpretation by Larry Driscoll - 3:27, cover version included on Dogmatic Infidel Comedown OK as a hidden song in a 4-song track.
Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [4] | 58 |