For a Friend

"For a Friend"
Single by The Communards
from the album Red
B-side "Victims (Live)" (7")
Released 1988 (International release)
Format Vinyl record (7" 45) (12" single) CD Maxi Single
Recorded 1987
Genre Pop, ballad
Length 4:39 (CD single)
Label London Records (UK) / Metronome (Germany)
Songwriter(s) Richard Coles, Jimmy Somerville
Producer(s) Stephen Hague
The Communards singles chronology
"Never Can Say Goodbye"
(1987)		 "For a Friend"
(1988)		 "There's More to Love"
(1988)

"Never Can Say Goodbye"
(1987)		 "For a Friend"
(1988)		 "There's More to Love"
(1988)

"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,[1] 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".[1] "For a Friend" reached number 28 on the British charts.[3]

In media

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[4] In 2014, the song was featured on the soundtrack to the film Pride.[5]. 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.[6]

Track and format listing

7" Vinyl - LON 166 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."For a Friend"4:35
2."Victims (Live)"5:08
For a Friend 12" Vinyl - London LONX 166 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."For a Friend" 
2."Victims (Live)" 
3."Don't Leave Me This Way (Live)" 
4."Heavens Above" 
For a Friend 12" Vinyl - London LONY 166 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."For a Friend (Remix)" 
2."You Are My World (Live)" 
3."So Cold The Night (Live)" 
4."Victims (Live)" 
For a Friend 12" Vinyl Promo - London LOXDJ 166 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."For a Friend" 
2."Megamix" 
3."Never Can Say Goodbye" 
4."Don't Leave Me This Way" 
5."Disenchanted" 
6."You Are My World" 
7."Heaven Above" 
8."You Are My World" 

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 28

Notes

  1. 1 2 Hooper 2003, pp. 221–222.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Review: Red". Allmusic.
  3. ↑ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. 256.
  4. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - the Communards - "For a friend"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Brightmore, Dan (12 September 2014). "The Story Behind the Making of Pride – Producer and Cast Q&A". NME. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Laura, Hawkins. "United Visual Artists lights up Christopher Bailey's final Burberry show". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Communards - For A Friend" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Communards – For A Friend". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

References

  • Hooper, Mark (2003). Buckley, Peter, ed. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. OL 9016361W.
  • Kutner, Jon (28 October 2012). "For A Friend (Communards)".
  • Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British charts: Singles & Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5.
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