28,000 Friends

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"28,000 Friends"
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
Eoghan Quigg chronology
"Hero" (with The X Factor finalists)"
(2008)
"28,000 Friends"
(2009)

"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]

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
Irish Singles Chart 18
UK Singles Chart 23

References

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