So Called Friend

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"So Called Friend"
So Called Friend.jpg
Single by Texas
from the album Ricks Road
B-side
  • "You're the One I Want It For"
  • "Tonight I Stay with You"
Released30 August 1993 (1993-08-30) [1]
Length3:45
Label Vertigo
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Paul Fox
Texas singles chronology
"Tired of Being Alone"
(1992)
"So Called Friend"
(1993)
"You Owe It All to Me"
(1993)
Music video
"So Called Friend" on YouTube

"So Called Friend" is a song by Scottish band Texas, released in August 1993 by Vertigo Records as the lead single from their third studio album, Ricks Road (1993). It was written by band members Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri, and produced by Paul Fox. The song reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number four in Portugal. It was also the theme song of American television sitcom Ellen . [2]

Contents

Track listings

  1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
  2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57
  1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
  2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57
  3. "Tonight I Stay with You" – 4:12
  4. "I've Been Missing You" – 3:15
  1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
  2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57
  3. "Mothers Heaven" (French remix) – 4:13
  4. "Tired of Being Alone" – 2:59

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 92
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 85
Europe (European Hit Radio) [9] 27
Portugal (AFP) [10] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 30

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