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| "My Friend" | ||||
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| Single by Groove Armada | ||||
| from the album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) | ||||
| Released | 5 November 2001 | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Groove Armada | |||
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"My Friend" is a song by English electronic music duo Groove Armada, released as the second single from their third studio album, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) (2001), on 5 November 2001.
The song features vocals by Celetia Martin and contains a sample from "Got to Learn How to Dance" by Fatback Band [1] and samples a drum break from Skull Snaps' "It's a New Day".[ citation needed ] The lyrics are an interpolation from Brandy's 1995 hit "Best Friend".
The song was featured in a Dutch television commercial for Royal Club soft drinks in 2002,[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ]
The music video features a woman (played by model Sarah Wietzel) going through a typical day at work, interspersed with scenes from a holiday with her friends.
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| Chart (2001–2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [2] | 59 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [3] | 2 |
| Italy (FIMI) [4] | 10 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] | 13 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] | 21 |
| Scotland (OCC) [8] | 47 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [9] | 36 |
| UK Dance (OCC) [10] | 9 |
| UK Indie (OCC) [11] | 4 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 November 2001 |
| Pepper | [12] |
| Australia | 12 November 2001 | CD | Jive Electro | [13] |
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