"My Friend" is a song by English electronica

Electronica

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 duo Groove Armada

Groove Armada

Groove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"...

, released as the second single released from their third studio album, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)

Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)

Goodbye Country is the third studio album by English electronica duo Groove Armada. It was released on 11 September 2001 on the Jive Electro record label...

(2001). The song features vocals by Celetia Martin and contains a sample from "Gotta Learn How to Dance" by Fatback Band

Fatback Band

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and samples a drum break from Skull Snaps

Skull Snaps

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' "It's a New Day". The lyrics are an interpolation from Brandy

Brandy Norwood

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's 1995 hit "Best Friend". The song was featured in a Dutch television commercial for Royal Club

Royal Club

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 soft drink

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s in 2002, which resulted in a re-release of the single in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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 and a higher charting in the Dutch singles charts than the year before.

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" vinyl

A1. "My Friend (Rabbit in the Moon

Rabbit In the Moon

Rabbit in the Moon was an American electronic music group. Their style draws from psychedelic trance, house music and breakbeat, along with other diverse influences.-History:...

'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

Chart performance

Chart (2001/2002)	Peak position
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 ...	36
Dutch GfK GfK The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung is Germany's largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health...  chart	96
Italian Singles Chart	10
New Zealand Singles Chart	21
Chart (2002/2003)	Peak position
Dutch GfK GfK The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung is Germany's largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health...  chart	20
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	16