My Friend (Groove Armada song)

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

"My Friend"
Single by Groove Armada
from the album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
Released5 November 2001
GenreTrip hop, electronica
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)

Content

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

The music video features a woman going through a typical day at work, interspersed with scenes from a holiday with her friends.

Release

The song was featured in a Dutch television commercial for Royal Club soft drinks in 2002, 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.

Track listing
CD
  1. "My Friend"
  2. "My Friend (Dorfmeister vs. Madrid de los Austrias Dub)"
  3. "My Friend (Swag's Good Buddy Remix)"
12" 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

Chart performance
Chart (2001/2002) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 36
Dutch GfK chart[2] 96
Italian Singles Chart[3] 10
New Zealand Singles Chart[4] 21
Portuguese Singles Chart[5] 20
Chart (2002/2003) Peak
position
Brazil (ABPD)[6] 25
Dutch GfK chart[2] 20
Dutch Top 40[7] 16

References
  1. "My Friend". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. "Groove Armada - My Friend (Nummer)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  3. "Groove Armada - My Friend (Song)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. "Groove Armada - My Friend (Song)". charts.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. "Top40-charts.com". Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. 6 October 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. "21 December 2002 Week 51". top40.nl. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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