You've Got a Friend (Sonia and Big Fun song)

"You've Got a Friend"
Single by Sonia & Big Fun
Released	11 June 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop
Length	3:33
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Producer(s)	Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Sonia singles chronology
"Counting Every Minute" (1990) "You've Got a Friend" (1990) "End Of the World" (1990)
Big Fun singles chronology
"Handful of Promises" (1990) "You've Got a Friend" (1990) "Hey There Lonely Girl" (1990)

"You've Got a Friend" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and performed by Sonia and Big Fun, and featuring Gary Barnacle 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 Carole King 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 cover version 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

1. "You've Got a Friend" - 3:33
2. "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Mix) - 6:30
3. "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Instrumental) - 6:30

7-inch single

1. "You've Got a Friend" - 3:33
2. "You've Got a Friend" (Instrumental) - 3:33

12-inch single

1. "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Mix) - 6:30
2. "You've Got a Friend" (Extended Instrumental) - 6:30

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak Position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	157
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2]	37
Ireland (IRMA)[3]	12
UK (Official Charts Company)[4]	14

References

1. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 June 2014". Imgur.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
2. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 27. 7 July 1990. p. IV-V. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 26 June 2024 – via World Radio History.
3. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Big Fun (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 6 June 2017 – via Imgur.com.
4. "Official Charts > Big Fun". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2019.