I've Got Friends

2009 single by Manchester Orchestra

"I've Got Friends"

Single by Manchester Orchestra

from the album Mean Everything to Nothing

Released

2009

Recorded

2008

Genre

Indie rock, alternative rock

Length

4:57

Songwriter(s)

John Andrew Hull

Manchester Orchestra singles chronology

"I Can Barely Breathe"
(2007)

"I've Got Friends"
(2009)

"Tony the Tiger"
(2009)

"I've Got Friends" is a song by American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. The song was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album Mean Everything to Nothing.

The song was Manchester Orchestra's breakthrough hit, peaking at No. 8 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart in the summer of 2009. It was the band's first single to chart. Until 2017, "I've Got Friends" was Manchester Orchestra's only top-10 chart success and their highest-charting song; this feat was bested by "The Gold", which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart.^[1]^[2]^[3]

"I've Got Friends" was used in multiple video game soundtracks, such as MLB 11: The Show and Dirt 3, as well as in the television show The Vampire Diaries.

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	8
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[5]	26
UK Physical Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)^[6]	59

References

^ "Manchester Orchestra Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
^ "Manchester Orchestra I've Got Friends Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
^ "Manchester Orchestra Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
^ "Manchester Orchestra Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ "Manchester Orchestra Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 27, 2020.