Friend of the Night

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"Friend of the Night"
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Single by Mogwai
from the album Mr. Beast
Released30 January 2006 (2006-01-30)
Studio Castle of Doom, Glasgow, Scotland
Genre Post-rock
Length5:28
Label Play It Again Sam
Songwriter(s) Francis Barry Burns
Producer(s) Tony Doogan, John Cummings
Mogwai singles chronology
"My Father My King"
(2001)
"Friend of the Night"
(2006)
"Travel Is Dangerous"

"Friend of the Night" is a song by Glaswegian post-rock band, Mogwai from their 2006 album, Mr. Beast . It was released as a single on 30 January 2006, and became the first Mogwai single to reach the UK top 40 singles chart, peaking at #38.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Mogwai.

  1. "Friend of the Night" – 5:28
  2. "Fresh Crown" – 4:42
  3. "1% of Monster" – 3:46

Tracks one and three were mixed by Tony Doogan, while track two was mixed and produced by John Cummings.

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