"New Friend Request" is the second single taken from the Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes is an American hip hop rock band from Geneva, New York. They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song "Cupid's Chokehold." Stump also produced the majority of their album The Quilt.The group formed...

 album As Cruel as School Children

As Cruel as School Children

As Cruel as School Children is the third Gym Class Heroes album released by Fueled by Ramen. It was released on July 25, 2006. It was produced by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump...

. The single was released on 23 October in the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and was the band's second consecutive single to be a non-chart qualifier as both physical formats contained a sticker, which is against UK chart rules

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 ...

 regarding promotional pack-ins.

Music video

The music video for New Friend Request is like a type of "MySpace

MySpace

Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

-themed" video. It has people that are depicted as "friends" on Myspace, and Travis McCoy

Travie McCoy

Travie Lazarus McCoy is an American singer and rapper. He is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes. He released his debut solo album Lazarus on June 8, 2010....

 has to add friends on his MySpace page. He has trouble finding friends, because most of them have flaws and he is trying to find the perfect ones. At the end, Travis ends up finding friends and something better- a girlfriend.

A remix, produced by Hi-Tek

Hi-Tek

Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...

, is featured on the soundtrack album Snakes on a Plane: The Album.

The song contains a sample of "We Love Together" by The Majestic Arrows.

Formats and tracklistings

CD

1. "New Friend Request"
2. "Make Out Club" (Live in Pittsburgh)

CD (Remix)

1. "New Friend Request (Remix)" (Radio Version) featuring Papoose
   Papoose (rapper)
   Shamele Mackie , better known by his stage name Papoose , is an American rapper.-Biography:Born March 5, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York City by Sierra Leone and Native American parents, Papoose made his first attempts at rapping at the age of 7. He was given his name by his grandma Vivian because of...
   
   
2. "New Friend Request (Instrumental)

7" Vinyl

1. "New Friend Request"
2. "Artwork Etching"