"You've Got a Friend" is a song written and produced by

Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW) are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. SAW is considered ...

and performed by

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and Big Fun, and featuring

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on sax. The song, a midtempo pop ballad, was released as a charity single for the Childline foundation on June 11, 1990. Initially the artists recorded the well-known

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song of the same name, but for reasons unknown it was ultimately not used and SAW wrote an original song with the same name instead. The

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was finally released in the 2010 re-issue of Big Fun's album, '' A Pocketful of Dreams''. The single peaked at number 14 in the UK and number 12 in Ireland. It was later included on Big Fun's Japanese edition of their debut album '' A Pocketful of Dreams''.

Track listings

CD single # "You've Got a Friend" - 3:33 # "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Mix) - 6:30 # "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Instrumental) - 6:30 7-inch single # "You've Got a Friend" - 3:33 # "You've Got a Friend" (Instrumental) - 3:33 12-inch single # "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Mix) - 6:30 # "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Instrumental) - 6:30

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1990 singles Sonia (singer) songs Song recordings produced by Stock Aitken Waterman 1990 songs Chrysalis Records singles 1990s ballads Songs written by Mike Stock (musician) Songs written by Matt Aitken Songs written by Pete Waterman Big Fun (band) songs Pop ballads Vocal collaborations