I've Got Friends

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"I've Got Friends"
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Single by Manchester Orchestra
from the album Mean Everything to Nothing
Released2009
Recorded2008
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Length4:57
Songwriter(s) John Andrew Hull
Manchester Orchestra singles chronology
"I Can Barely Breathe"
(2007)
"I've Got Friends"
(2009)
"Tony the Tiger"
(2009)

"I've Got Friends" is a song by American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. The song was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album Mean Everything to Nothing .

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The song was Manchester Orchestra's breakthrough hit, peaking at No. 8 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart in the summer of 2009. It was the band's first single to chart. Until 2017, "I've Got Friends" was Manchester Orchestra's only top-10 chart success and their highest-charting song; this feat was bested by "The Gold", which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart. [1] [2] [3]

"I've Got Friends" was used in multiple video game soundtracks, such as MLB 11: The Show and Dirt 3, as well as in the television show The Vampire Diaries .

Chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 8
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 26
UK Physical Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) [6] 59

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