Cover art for My Friend by Groove Armada
Nov. 5, 20011 viewer6.3K views

My Friend Lyrics

Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
A helping hand you lend in my time of need
Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
(I call on you my friend, I call on you my friend) Listen
Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
A helping hand you lend in my time of need
Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
(I call on you my friend, I call on you my friend)

Whenever I'm down and all that's going on
Is really going on just one of those days (and ju-h..)
You say the right things to keep me moving on
To keep me going strong (going strong, going strong)
Whenever I'm down ain't nobody (body), ain't nobody (body)

Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
A helping hand you lend in my time of need
Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
(I call on you my friend, I call on you my friend)

Whenever I'm down and all that's going on
Is really going on just one of those days (and ju-h..)
You say the right things to keep me moving on
To keep me going strong (going strong, going strong)

Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
A helping hand you lend in my time of need
Whenever I'm down, I call on you my friend
(I call on you my friend, I call on you my friend)
(Whenever I'm down I call...) Listen...

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“My Friend” was the second single from Groove Armada’s third studio album, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub), on November 2001. The song features vocals by Celetia Martin and contains a sample from “Got to Learn How to Dance”, by Fatback Band, and samples a drum break from Skull Snaps' “It’s a New Day”. The lyrics are an interpolation from Brandy’s 1995 hit “Best Friend”. The music video features a woman going through a typical day at work, interspersed with scenes from a holiday with her friends. The song was featured in a Dutch television commercial for Royal Club soft drinks in 2002, which resulted in a re-release of the single in the Netherlands and a higher charting in the Dutch singles charts than the year before. “My Friend” was also a hit in Italy, where it reached the top 10. In the UK, the single reached number 36. Source:

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