28,000 Friends
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| "28,000 Friends" | ||||
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| Single by Eoghan Quigg | ||||
| from the album Eoghan Quigg | ||||
| Released | 6 April 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | RCA/Sony Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Bourne, Busbee | |||
| Producer(s) | Nigel Wright | |||
| Eoghan Quigg singles chronology | ||||
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"28,000 Friends" is the only single by the Northern Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg released from his only album, Eoghan Quigg. The album was released on 6 April 2009.[1]
The song was written by James Bourne, a member of Busted.[2] who gave it to Quigg by Bourne when he was impressed after seeing Quigg's performance of "Year 3000" on The X Factor.[3] The lyrics are about accruing so-called "friends" on websites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and AOL Instant Messenger.
Promotion
On 3 April 2009, Quigg performed the song on the breakfast show GMTV.[4] He also performed it on The Late Late Show, On 12 December 2009, he performed the song on the talent show The X Factor.[5] He also released the song in the UK in 2009 and the album on 3 April 2009 in the UK and Ireland.