Friends (Scooter song)

"Friends" is a song by the German group Scooter. It was released in May 1995 as the third single from their first album ... and the Beat Goes On!. The song was covered in 2009 by Klostertaler, for a Scooter tribute album. In April 2011, an updated version of the original, entitled "Friends Turbo", was released as the theme to the film New Kids Turbo.[1]

"Friends"
Single by Scooter
from the album ... and the Beat Goes On!
Released11 May 1995 (Germany)
Recorded1995
Length4:40
LabelClub Tools
Scorpio Music
Songwriter(s)H. P. Baxxter
Rick J. Jordan
Jens Thele
Ferris Bueller
Producer(s)H. P. Baxxter
Rick J. Jordan
Jens Thele
Ferris Bueller
Scooter singles chronology
"Move Your Ass!"
(1995)		 "Friends"
(1995)		 "Endless Summer"
(1995)

The song is notable as the first example of the band using high pitched female vocals for the chorus of a song. The band also used this on the follow-up single "Endless Summer" before abandoning it until "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" in 2001, after which it became a staple of most Scooter singles.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "It seems like they have the exclusive rights to "novelty." After nonsensical Hyper Hyper and Move Your Ass, you would swear that Daffy Duck has been asked to do the lead vocals."[2]

Music video

The music video was for the song was filmed in Paris.

Track listings
CD-maxi - Germany (CLU 6123-5)
  1. "Friends" (4:40)
  2. "Friends" (Single edit) (3:47)
  3. "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club remix) (5:32)
  4. "Friends" (Jeyenne remix) (4:30)
12"-Maxi - Germany
  1. "Friends" (4:40)
  2. "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club remix) (5:32)
  3. "Friends" (Jeyenne remix) (4:30)
CD-Maxi - Australia
  1. "Friends" (Single edit) (3:47)
  2. "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club remix) (5:32)
  3. "Endless Summer" (Datura remix) (4:50)
  4. "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) (3:34)
  5. "Move Your Ass!" (Platinum People remix) (7:46)
  6. "Friends" (4:40)
CD-Maxi - France
  1. "Friends" (Single edit) (3:47)
  2. "Friends" (Extended) (4:40)
  3. "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club remix) (5:32)
  4. "Friends" (Jeyenne remix) (4:30)
CD-Single - France
  1. "Friends" (Single edit) (3:47)
  2. "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club remix) (5:32)
12"-Maxi - France
  1. "Friends" (Extended) (4:40)
  2. "Friends" (Single) (3:47)
  3. "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club remix) (5:32)
  4. "Friends" (Jeyenne remix) (4:30)
12"-Maxi - Spain
  1. "Friends" (Extended) (4:40)
  2. "Friends" (Single) (3:47)
  3. "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club remix) (5:32)
  4. "Move Your Ass!" (Original mix) (5:50)

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Friends Turbo Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine ScooterTechno.com
  2. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. May 27, 1995. p. 17. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. "scooter – friends" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  4. "Scooter – Friends" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: S". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – scooter" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  8. "Scooter – Friends" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  9. "scooter – friends". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scooter; 'Friends')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.


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