"So Called Friend"
Single by Texas
from the album Ricks Road
B-side
  • "You're the One I Want It For"
  • "Tonight I Stay with You"
Released30 August 1993 (1993-08-30)[1]
Length3:45
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul Fox
Texas singles chronology
"Tired of Being Alone"
(1992) 		"So Called Friend"
(1993) 		"You Owe It All to Me"
(1993)

"So Called Friend" a song by Scottish band Texas, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Ricks Road (1993), on 30 August 1993. It reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number four in Portugal. The song was the theme song of the TV series Ellen.[2]

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single[3][4]

  1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
  2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57

CD1[5]

  1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
  2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57
  3. "Tonight I Stay with You" – 4:12
  4. "I've Been Missing You" – 3:15

CD2[6]

  1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
  2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57
  3. "Mothers Heaven" (French remix) – 4:13
  4. "Tired of Being Alone" – 2:59

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 92
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 85
Portugal (AFP)[9] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 30

References

  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 28 August 1993. p. 27.
  2. ^ Masterton, James (5 September 1993). "Week Ending September 11th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ So Called Friend (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXAS 9, 862 638-7.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ So Called Friend (UK cassette single sleeve). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXMC 9.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ So Called Friend (UK CD1 liner notes). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXCD 9, 862 639-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ So Called Friend (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXCX 9.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Texas – So Called Friend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 39. 25 September 1993. p. 21.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 41. 9 October 1993. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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