28,000 Friends
"28,000 Friends" | |||||||||||
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Single by Eoghan Quigg | |||||||||||
from the album Eoghan Quigg | |||||||||||
Released | 6 April 2009 | ||||||||||
Format | Promo, Digital download | ||||||||||
Recorded | 2009 | ||||||||||
Genre | Pop rock | ||||||||||
Length | 2:56 | ||||||||||
Label | RCA/Sony Music | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | James Bourne, Busbee | ||||||||||
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"28,000 Friends" is the only single by Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg released from his self-titled debut album. The album was released on 6 April 2009.[1]
Contents
Background information
The song was written by former Busted member James Bourne.[2] The lyrics are about accruing so-called ‘friends’ on websites such as Facebook.[citation needed]
Promotion
On the 3 April, Quigg performed the song on breakfast show GMTV.[3] He also performed the song on The Late Late Show.
Music video
The music video for "28,000 Friends" premiered on Quigg's official bebo site on 6 March 2009.[4] It takes place mainly in an empty building with Quigg singing on a microphone and throughout the video many people come into the building. In another scene, Quigg is standing in a tracksuit singing directly to the camera.
Charts and reception
On the 9th of April 2009 the single entered the Irish Singles Chart at 32[5] and the UK Singles Chart at 96.[6] The BBC's Chart Blog gave the song one star out of five.[7] Music-News.com gave the song two stars out of five. They criticised the lyrical content and the production, saying: "with weak instrumental and percussion, you’d be forgiven in thinking it was recorded on a Fisher Price product".[8]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Irish Singles Chart | 18 |
UK Singles Chart | 23 |
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