Friend or Foe (song)

"Friend or Foe"

US and UK Cover
Single by t.A.T.u.
from the album Dangerous and Moving Can Also Be Found On The Best
Released December 2005
Format CD
Recorded March 2005
Genre Pop rock, synthpop
Length 3:08
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Dave Stewart, Martin Kierszenbaum
Producer Martin Kierszenbaum, Robert Orton
t.A.T.u. singles chronology
"Lyudi Invalidy"
(2005)		 "Friend or Foe"
(2005)		 "Gomenasai"
(2006)
Dangerous and Moving track listing
"Loves Me Not"
(4)		 "Friend or Foe"
(5)		 "Gomenasai"
(6)
Alternative cover
European cover

"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. Music and lyrics by Martin Kierszenbaum and Dave Stewart.

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. It also failed to enter US and others countries due to being realised only in remixes versions. It peaked at 16 in Russia with a remix version.

Contents

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. Yulia 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. Toward 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.

Track listings

UK Maxi-CD single
Released February 6, 2006

  1. "Friend or Foe" (Single Version)
  2. "All About Us" (Sunset In Ibiza Radio Mix By Guéna LG)
  3. "Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)

France Maxi-CD Single
Released February 6, 2006

  1. "Friend or Foe" (Glam As You Mix By Guéna LG)
  2. "Friend or Foe" (Lenny Bertoldo Club Mix)
  3. "Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Massive Dub)
  4. "Friend or Foe" (Morel'S Pink Noise Dub)
  5. "Friend or Foe" (Lenny Bertoldo Dub)

Europe Maxi-CD Single
Released March 10, 2006

  1. "Friend or Foe" (Single Version)
  2. "Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Edit)
  3. "Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)

The Remixes

  1. "Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Club Mix)
  2. "Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Mix)
  3. "Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)
  4. "Friend or Foe" (Lenny B Club Mix)
  5. "Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Massive Club Edit)
  6. "Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Edit)
  7. "Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Radio Edit)
  8. "Friend or Foe" (Lenny B Club Radio Edit)
  9. "Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Massive Dub)
  10. "Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Dub)
  11. "Friend or Foe" (Lenny B Dub)
  12. "Friend or Foe" (Glam As You Mix)
  13. "Friend or Foe" (Glam As You Radio Mix)

Charts

Country Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 53
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[2] 27
Czech Republic (IFPI)[3] 12
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[4] 89
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[5] 3
Italy (FIMI)[6] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 75
UK[8] 48

References

  1. ^ "Ultratop.be – t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200628 into search. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  6. ^ "Italiancharts.com – t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  7. ^ "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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External links

t.A.T.u.
Russian albums
English albums
Compilations
Russian singles
English singles
"All the Things She Said" • "Not Gonna Get Us" • "Show Me Love" • "30 Minutes" • "How Soon Is Now?" • "All About Us" • "Friend or Foe" • "Gomenasai" • "Loves Me Not" • "You and I" • "Snowfalls" • "White Robe" • "Sparks"
Notable songs
Tours
200 Po Vstrechnoy Tour • Show Me Love Tour • Dangerous and Moving Tour
Film, TV & DVD
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