For a Friend

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This article is about The Communards song. For the 1940 Czech film, see For a Friend (film).
"For a Friend"
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Single by The Communards
from the album Red
B-side "Victims (Live)" (7")
Released 1988 (International release)
Format Vinyl record (7" 45) (12" single) CD Maxi Single
Genre Pop, ballad
Length 4:39 (CD single)
Label London Records (UK) / Metronome (Germany)
Producer(s) Stephen Hague
The Communards singles chronology
"Never Can Say Goodbye"
(1987)		 "For a Friend"
(1988)		 "There's More to Love" (1988)

"For a Friend" is a single from the British pop duo The Communards and appeared on their 1987 album Red.

The song is an emotional ballad and was written in the memory of Mark Ashton,[1] a friend of Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles.[2] Mark Hooper of The Rough Guide to Rock writes that this cut may be Somerville's "most impassioned moment".[1] "For a Friend" reached number 28 on the British charts.[3]

In media

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[4] In 2014, the song was featured on the soundtrack to the film Pride.[5]

Track and format listing

7" Vinyl - LON 166 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "For a Friend"   4:35
2. "Victims (Live)"   5:08
For a Friend 12" Vinyl - London LONX 166 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "For a Friend"    
2. "Victims (Live)"    
3. "Don't Leave Me This Way (Live)"    
4. "Heavens Above"    
For a Friend 12" Vinyl - London LONY 166 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "For a Friend (Remix)"    
2. "You Are My World (Live)"    
3. "So Cold The Night (Live)"    
4. "Victims (Live)"    
For a Friend 12" Vinyl Promo - London LOXDJ 166 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "For a Friend"    
2. "Megamix"    
3. "Never Can Say Goodbye"    
4. "Don't Leave Me This Way"    
5. "Disenchanted"    
6. "You Are My World"    
7. "Heaven Above"    
8. "You Are My World"    

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[6] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 28

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hooper 2003, pp. 221–222.
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  3. ↑ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. 256.
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  7. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – The Communards – For A Friend". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1988-03-12" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

References

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External links

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