"You're My Mate" is a song by

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released as the second single from their fourth album ''

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, a hard rock guitarist formerly of

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The single reached number 18 on the

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, their first top 20 single in the country since their 1993 single " Stick It Out."

Music video

The music video features the band performing the track with bagpipes played by scantily clad female dancers against a white background.

Track listing

UK CD single # "You're My Mate" (Unplugged Mix) # "You're My Mate"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2001 singles 2001 songs Right Said Fred songs Songs written by Richard Fairbrass Songs written by Fred Fairbrass {{2000s-pop-single-stub