My Friend (Groove Armada song) explained

My Friend
Cover:1 groove arm my friend.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Groove Armada
Album:Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
Length:5:00
Label:
Producer:Groove Armada
Prev Title:Superstylin'
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Purple Haze
Next Year:2002

"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.

Content

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". The lyrics are an interpolation from Brandy's 1995 hit "Best Friend".

Release

The song was featured in a Dutch television commercial for Royal Club soft drinks in 2002, 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.

Music video

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.

Track listings

CD

  1. "My Friend"
  2. "My Friend (Dorfmeister vs. Madrid de los Austrias Dub)"
  3. "My Friend (Swag's Good Buddy Remix)"

12-inch vinyl

A1. "My Friend (Rabbit in the Moon's Old Soul Mix)" – 8:56

A2. "My Friend (Album Version)" – 4:53

B1. "My Friend (Dorfmeister vs. Madrid De Los Austrias Dub)" – 6:20

B2. "My Friend (Kinnder "Oneness" Mix)" – 6:20

C1. "My Friend (DJ Icey Around The Way Mix)" – 5:51

C2. "My Friend (Rabbit in the Moon Dub)" – 9:08

D1. "My Friend (Swag's Good Buddy Remix)" – 7:36

D2. "My Friend (Swag's Version Dub)" – 7:12

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "My Friend"!Chart (2001–2003)!Peak
position

Release history

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DateFormat(s)Label(s)
United KingdomPepper[2]
AustraliaCDJive Electro[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groove Armada - My Friend - Direct Sample of Hook / Riff. WhoSampled. 11 November 2021.
  2. New Releases – For Week Starting November 5, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 29. 3 November 2001. 18 August 2021.
  3. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12 Nov 2001. ARIA. 25. 12 November 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue611.pdf. 20 February 2002. 27 August 2021.