All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem song)

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"All My Friends"
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends cover art.jpg
Digital release cover art
Single by LCD Soundsystem
from the album Sound of Silver
B-side
ReleasedMay 28, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length
  • 7:38 (album version)
  • 4:27 (video edit)
  • 4:11 (short edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The DFA
LCD Soundsystem singles chronology
"North American Scum"
(2007)
"All My Friends"
(2007)
"Someone Great"
(2007)
Alternative cover
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends.jpg
Cover art for the CD release

"All My Friends" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as the second single from their second studio album Sound of Silver on May 28, 2007 and was written by Pat Mahoney, James Murphy, and Tyler Pope. The song received acclaim from critics and was on many year-end lists. It peaked at #41 on the UK Singles Chart. B-sides for the single include covers of the song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand and former Velvet Underground member John Cale.

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Reception

"All My Friends" was named the #1 song of 2007 by Pitchfork . [4] In 2009, Pitchfork listed the song at #2 of their Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s. [5]

It was selected by Guardian Unlimited readers as the best single of 2007. [6] Time magazine named "All My Friends" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #4. [7] Rolling Stone ranked "All My Friends" as the 41st best song of the 2000s. [8] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 118 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". [9] Rolling Stone went on to place the song at number 87 on its 2021 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of all time. [10]

Music video

The music video for "All My Friends" features a single shot of James Murphy wearing face paint and singing into the camera. As the video progresses, keyboardist Nancy Whang and drummer Pat Mahoney are seen reflected in mirrors behind Murphy. The video was directed by Tom Kuntz. [11]

Composition

"All My Friends" is built on a repetitive piano melody in the key of A major, gradually increasing in volume and dynamics through the duration of the song. [12]

Track listing

7" Part One

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends" (Franz Ferdinand version)6:06
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends" (Edit)5:59

7" Part Two

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends" (John Cale version)7:38
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends"7:38

12"

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends" (Harvey mix)7:02
2."All My Friends"7:38
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Freak Out / Starry Eyes"12:20

CD

No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends" (Edit)5:59
2."All My Friends" (Franz Ferdinand version)6:06
3."Freak Out / Starry Eyes"12:20
4."All My Friends" (Video)4:27

iTunes EP

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends"7:42
2."All My Friends" (John Cale version)7:38
3."No Love Lost"3:40
4."Freak Out / Starry Eyes"12:22

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 41

Franz Ferdinand version

"All My Friends"
Song by Franz Ferdinand
from the album A Bunch of Stuff
A-side "Can't Stop Feeling"
Recorded2007
Genre
Length5:56
Label Domino
Songwriter(s)
  • Pat Mahoney
  • James Murphy
  • Tyler Pope
Producer(s) Erol Alkan

Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand covered the song as part of the LCD Soundsystem EP A Bunch of Stuff , which was released on September 18, 2007. [14] Their version also appears on the first 7" and CD formats of the original song and as the b-side to their single "Can't Stop Feeling". [15] A music video for the cover was also made, which was directed by Anna McCarthy, the sister of band member Nick McCarthy. [16]

Track listing

7" vinyl
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Stop Feeling"3:03
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends"5:56

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