I've Got Friends
2009 single by Manchester Orchestra
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"I've Got Friends" is a song by American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. The song was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album Mean Everything to Nothing.
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| Single by Manchester Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Mean Everything to Nothing | ||||
| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:57 | |||
| Songwriter | John Andrew Hull | |||
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The song was Manchester Orchestra's breakthrough hit, peaking at No. 8 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart in the summer of 2009. It was the band's first single to chart. Until 2017, "I've Got Friends" was Manchester Orchestra's only top-10 chart success and their highest-charting song; this feat was bested by "The Gold", which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart.[1][2][3]
"I've Got Friends" was used in multiple video game soundtracks, such as MLB 11: The Show and Dirt 3, as well as in the television show The Vampire Diaries.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 8 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] | 26 |
| UK Physical Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[6] | 59 |
