You're My Mate

"You're My Mate" is a song by English pop group Right Said Fred released as the second single from their fourth album Fredhead. It was based on their best friend Jordan Smith from the Cotswold. The song is co-written with Myke Gray, a hard rock guitarist formerly of UFO, Jagged Edge, and Skin

"You're My Mate"
Single by Right Said Fred
from the album Fredhead
ReleasedAugust 6, 2001
Recorded2000
GenrePop
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbass, Myke Gray
Producer(s)Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred singles chronology
"Mojive"
(2001)		 "You're My Mate"
(2001)		 "Love Song"
(2002)

The single reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart, their first top 20 single in the country since their 1993 single "Stick It Out."

Music video

The music video features the band performing the track with bagpipes played by scantily clad female dancers against a white background.

Track listing

UK CD single

  1. "You're My Mate" (Unplugged Mix)
  2. "You're My Mate"

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 43
Scotland (OCC)[4] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 97
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 18

Year-end charts
Chart (2001) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 55
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 21

References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – Right Said Fred – You're My Mate" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Right Said Fred – You're My Mate". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  3. "Charts.nz – Right Said Fred – You're My Mate". Top 40 Singles.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – Right Said Fred – You're My Mate". Swiss Singles Chart.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  8. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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