Friend or Foe (song)
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| “Friend or Foe” | |||||
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| Single by t.A.T.u. from the album Dangerous and Moving |
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| Released | December 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | March 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:08 | ||||
| Label | Interscope Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dave Stewart, Martin Kierszenbaum | ||||
| Producer | Martin Kierszenbaum, Robert Orton | ||||
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"Friend or Foe" is t.A.T.u.'s second single from Dangerous and Moving, released in December 2005. For the single, t.A.T.u collaborated with some big names from the rock world. Dave Stewart has a hand in writing the single, Sting plays bass on the track and Bryan Adams has shot the striking cover sleeve.
The song features ambiguous lyrics; it is unclear who exactly the words are directed at. "Friend or Foe" was the last single taken from "Dangerous and Moving" to be released in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Music video
From October 16, 2005 to October 17, 2005, t. A.T.u. shot their video in the Los Angeles suburbs, directed by James Cox and produced by Billy Parks. The video was released on November 8, 2005.
The video was shot at Bronson Caves (where the original Batman TV series was filmed) in Hollywood by 1171 Production Group. The group previously worked on such t.A.T.u videos as "All About Us" and "Lyudi Invalidy" and has experience in making videos for Eminem and Celine Dion. Bronson Caves are famous for being the set location of Western movies and Batman series. The video was retired on Poland's TRL after spending 50 days on the countdown. The video did have more airplay in the U.S. than "All About Us" but it was still not played much.
In the video, Lena and Yulia, both immaculately dressed in black, drive to the caves in a Chevrolet Chevelle. Julia snaps her fingers and music begins to play as the girls perform in front of a mosh pit for a crowd of fans, who all dance and move to the song. Towards the middle, Yulia heads off stage, by the crowd and to a piano, where she begins to play. When she is done, she and Lena return to singing the rest of song.
A "Making Of" video for this music video was released on the DVD of The Best.
The song "Friend or Foe" was also featured on MTV's 3rd season of Laguna Beach.
[edit] Maxi CD-Single & Release Dates
[edit] Europe
Maxi CD-Single - March 10, 2006
- Friend Or Foe (Single Version)
- Friend Or Foe (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Edit)
- Friend Or Foe (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)
- Friend Or Foe (CC) (Video)
2-Track Edition
- Friend or foe (Single Version)
- Friend or foe (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Edit)
[edit] France
Limited Edition Maxi CD Single - February 6, 2006
- Friend Or Foe (Glam As You Mix By Guéna Lg)
- Friend Or Foe (Lenny Bertoldo Club Mix)
- Friend Or Foe (L.E.X. Massive Dub)
- Friend Or Foe (Morel'S Pink Noise Dub)
- Friend Or Foe (Lenny Bertoldo Dub)
[edit] Limited Edition
L.E.X. Lenny B Promo Mix
- Friend or Foe (L.E.X. Club Mix)
- Friend or Foe (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Mix)
- Friend or Foe (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)
- Friend or Foe (Lenny B Club Mix)
- Friend or Foe (L.E.X. Massive Club Edit)
- Friend or Foe (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Edit)
- Friend or Foe (Morel's Pink Noise Radio Edit)
- Friend or Foe (Lenny B Club Radio Edit)
- Friend or Foe (L.E.X. Massive Dub)
- Friend or Foe (Morel's Pink Noise Dub)
- Friend or Foe (Lenny B Dub)
- Friend or Foe (Glam As You Mix)
- Friend or Foe (Glam As You Radio Mix)
[edit] UK
Maxi CD Single - February 6, 2006
- Friend or Foe (Single Version)
- All About Us (Sunset In Ibiza Radio Mix By Guéna LG)
- Friend or Foe (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)
- Friend or Foe (Video)
Second Edition
- Friend or Foe (Single Version)
- Not Gonna Get Us (Radio Version)
[edit] Peaks Position
| Country [1] | Peak position |
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| Argentine Top 40[2] | 17 |
| Austria Top 75 Singles | 10 |
| Chile Top 40 | 1 |
| Czech Republic Airplay [3] | 11 |
| Euro 200 | 33 |
| Italy Top 50 Singles | 16 |
| Indonesian Airplay | 1 |
| Poland Top 50 | 8 |
| Russia Airplay TopHit 100 [4] | 16 |
| Spain Top 40 [5] | 30 |
| Taiwan Top 10 | 2 |
| UK Top 75 Singles | 48 |
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