For a Friend
"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, 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". "For a Friend" reached number 28 on the British charts.
In media
It was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 film Pride.[4]
Track and format listing
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"For a Friend" |
4:35 |
2. |
"Victims (Live)" |
5:08 |
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"For a Friend" |
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"Victims (Live)" |
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3. |
"Don't Leave Me This Way (Live)" |
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"Heavens Above" |
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"For a Friend (Remix)" |
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"You Are My World (Live)" |
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3. |
"So Cold The Night (Live)" |
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4. |
"Victims (Live)" |
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"For a Friend" |
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"Megamix" |
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"Never Can Say Goodbye" |
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"Don't Leave Me This Way" |
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"Disenchanted" |
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6. |
"You Are My World" |
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"Heaven Above" |
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8. |
"You Are My World" |
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Chart performance
Weekly charts
Notes
References
External links
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| | | Studio albums | Bronski Beat | |
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| The Communards | |
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- Read My Lips (1989)
- Dare to Love (1995)
- Manage the Damage (1999)
- Home Again (2004)
- Suddenly Last Summer (2009)
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| Remix albums | Bronski Beat |
- Hundreds & Thousands (1985)
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| Live albums | |
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| Compilations | The Communards |
- Heaven (1993)
- Het Beste Van The Communards (2005)
- The Platinum Collection (2006)
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| Other albums | |
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| Extended plays |
- Bright Thing (2010)
- Momentum (2011)
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| Singles | Bronski Beat | |
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| The Communards | |
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| Video albums | Bronski Beat | |
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| The Communards |
- The Video Singles (1986)
- Live at Full House Rock Show (2006)
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- The Video Collection 1984/1990 (1990)
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