My Sentimental Friend

"My Sentimental Friend"
Single by Herman's Hermits
B-side	"My Lady"
Released	11 April 1969 (UK) June 1969 (US)
Recorded	De Lane Lea Studios, London, October 1968
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:20
Label	MGM 14060
Songwriter(s)	Geoff Stephens, John Carter
Producer(s)	Mickie Most
Herman's Hermits singles chronology
"Something's Happening" (1968) "My Sentimental Friend" (1969) "Here Comes the Star" (1969)

"My Sentimental Friend" is a song written by Geoff Stephens and John Carter and performed by Herman's Hermits. ^[1] The song is Herman's Hermits' second highest charting song in the UK, reaching No. 2 in the UK chart. ^[2] It also reached No. 2 in Ireland, No. 3 in Australia, No. 6 in New Zealand, and No. 1 in South Africa. ^[3]

The song was produced by Mickie Most. ^[4]

The Belgian Liliane Saint-Pierre singer recorded it in French with the title "Chanson sentimentale pour une fille sentimentale". The song reached in No. 24 in the Ultratop in Belgium. ^[5]

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set) [6]	3
Ireland (IRMA) [7]	2
New Zealand ( Listener Chart) [8]	6
South Africa [3]	1
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	2
West Germany (GfK) [10]	36

References

1. Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1972). Catalog of Copyright Entries.
2. Rock Movers & Shakers. Billboard. 1989. ISBN   9780823076086.
3. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Retrieved 5 September 2018.
4. Herman's Hermits, "My Sentimental Friend" single release Retrieved January 10, 2015
5. "Liliane Saint-Pierre - Chanson sentimentale pour une fille sentimentale - ultratop.be". Ultratop .
6. "Go-Set Australian charts - 18 August 1969". www.poparchives.com.au.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – My Sentimental Friend". Irish Singles Chart.
8. "Herman's Hermits (search)". Flavour of New Zealand.
9. "Herman's Hermit: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Herman's Hermit – My Sentimental Friend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.