"Freunde" is a song by Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...

. It's the fourth single and the twelfth track from the album Zurück zum Glück

Zurück zum Glück

Zurück zum Glück is the tenth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The cover is designed by Dirk Rudolph.-Track listing:# "Kopf oder Zahl" Zurück zum Glück (Wordplay: Back to happiness/Fortunately back) is the tenth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The cover...

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The song is a hymn and an ode to friendship

Friendship

Friendship is a form of interpersonal relationship generally considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association are often thought of as spanning across the same continuum...

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Music video

The music video was directed by Sven Bollinger. It shows the band walking to an empty office building, where they then perform the song. In between photos of friends are shown.

Track listing

1. "Freunde" (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 3:11
2. "Irgendjemand, nur nicht ich" (Somebody, just not me) (von Holst/Frege) - 3:07
3. "The Guns of Brixton
   The Guns of Brixton
   "The Guns of Brixton" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was written and sung by bassist Paul Simonon, who grew up in Brixton, south London...
   
   " (Paul Simonon
   Paul Simonon
   Paul Gustave Simonon is an English musician and artist best known as the bass guitarist for punk rock band The Clash. Recent work includes his involvement in the album The Good, the Bad & the Queen with Damon Albarn, Simon Tong and Tony Allen, released in January 2007...
   
   /Simonon) - 3:00 (The Clash
   The Clash
   The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
   
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Charts

Year	Country	Position
2005	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	33
2005	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	42