For a Friend
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| Template:Infobox song/link by The Communards | ||||
| from the album Red | ||||
| B-side | "Victims (Live)" (7") | |||
| Released | 8 February 1988 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Label | London Records (UK) / Metronome (Germany) | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Richard Coles, Jimmy Somerville | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Stephen Hague | |||
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"For a Friend" is a song by British synth-pop duo The Communards taken from their 1987 album Red.
The song is an emotional ballad and was written in the memory of Mark Ashton,Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. 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".Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. "For a Friend" reached number 28 on the British charts.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
In media
The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[3] In 2014, the song was featured on the soundtrack to the film Pride.[4] It was also one of the songs played at Burberry’s February 2018 show, presented on 17 February at the Dimco Buildings in West London, marking Christopher Bailey’s final outing for the brand.[5] It also features in the 6th (final) episode of "Murder before Evensong" (2025).
Track and format listing
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Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 29 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 12 |
Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Index". Record Mirror. 6 February 1988. p. 2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kellman, Andy. "Review: Red". AllMusic.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - the Communards - "For a friend"". Music Video DataBase. Archived from the original on 17 November 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brightmore, Dan (12 September 2014). "The Story Behind the Making of Pride – Producer and Cast Q&A". NME. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Laura, Hawkins. "United Visual Artists lights up Christopher Bailey's final Burberry show". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Communards - For A Friend" (in Nederlands). Top 30. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
References
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hooper, Mark (2003). Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. OL 9016361W.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kutner, Jon (28 October 2012). "For A Friend (Communards)".
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British charts: Singles & Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5.
External links
- For a Friend at AllMusic
- "For a Friend" at MusicBrainz
- "For a Friend" at Discogs
- "Jimmy Somerville on TV-am in 1988" on YouTube
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