28,000 Friends
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"28,000 Friends" is the debut single by Irish
pop
singer
Eoghan Quigg
and is the only single from his self-titled debut album
. The album was released on 6 April 2009.
. The lyrics are about collecting so-called ‘friends’ on sites like MySpace and Facebook and not even knowing who any of them are. Although reports of the track being written especially for Quigg, these reports are not true as Bourne performed the song in 2007.
. He also performed the song on The Late Late Show
.
site on 6 March 2009. It takes place mainly in an empty building with Quigg singing on a microphone and throughout the video many people come into the building. In another scene, Quigg is standing in a tracksuit singing directly to the camera.
The video began to receive airplay on 18 March 2009 on UK music channels.
at #32 and the UK Singles Chart
at #96.
The song was subject to very negative reviews; music critic Eoghan FitzGerald described it as a "disgrace" and "utterly unworthy of distribution". BBC's Chart Blog also gave the song one star out of five.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Eoghan Quigg
Eoghan Quigg
Eoghan Quigg is an Irish pop singer and occasional actor from Dungiven in Northern Ireland, who finished third in the fifth series of the British television music talent contest The X Factor in 2008...
and is the only single from his self-titled debut album
Eoghan Quigg (album)
Eoghan Quigg is the debut studio album by Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg. It was released on 6 April 2009. Quigg, who finished third in the fifth series of the UK television talent show The X Factor, is the first of the finalists from that series to release a studio album. The album features some...
. The album was released on 6 April 2009.
Background information
The song was written by former Busted member James BourneJames Bourne
James Elliot Bourne is an English singer-songwriter and co-founder of pop bands Son of Dork and Busted. He is currently pursuing a solo career under the name Future Boy. His albums have sold over six million copies...
. The lyrics are about collecting so-called ‘friends’ on sites like MySpace and Facebook and not even knowing who any of them are. Although reports of the track being written especially for Quigg, these reports are not true as Bourne performed the song in 2007.
Promotion
On the 3 April, Quigg performed the song on breakfast show GMTVGMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
. He also performed the song on The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
.
Music video
The music video of premiered on Quigg's official beboBebo
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site on 6 March 2009. It takes place mainly in an empty building with Quigg singing on a microphone and throughout the video many people come into the building. In another scene, Quigg is standing in a tracksuit singing directly to the camera.
The video began to receive airplay on 18 March 2009 on UK music channels.
Charts and Reception
On the 9th of April 2009 the single entered the Irish Singles ChartIrish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
at #32 and the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at #96.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
32 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
96 |
The song was subject to very negative reviews; music critic Eoghan FitzGerald described it as a "disgrace" and "utterly unworthy of distribution". BBC's Chart Blog also gave the song one star out of five.