All My Friends

Infobox Single
Name = All My Friends


Caption =
Artist = LCD Soundsystem
from Album = Sound of Silver
A-side =
B-side = "Freak Out/Starry Eyes"
Released = 28 May 2007
Format = CD, 7", 12", digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Dance-punk
Length = 4:27 (video edit)
5:59 (edit)
7:38 (album version)
Label = DFA Records
Writer = James Murphy, Pat Mahoney, Tyler Pope
Producer = The DFA
Last single = "North American Scum"
(2007)
This single = "All My Friends"
(2007)
Next single = "Someone Great"
(2007)
Misc =

"All My Friends" is the second single from LCD Soundsystem's second album, "Sound of Silver". It was released on May 28, 2007 in the United Kingdom, and reached #41 in the UK singles chart.

B-sides for the single include covers of the song by Franz Ferdinand (produced by Erol Alkan) and former Velvet Underground member John Cale.

In late 2007, this song was picked by the journalists of influential online music site Pitchfork Media as the #1 track of 2007 [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/47681-staff-list-top-100-tracks-of-2007/page_10 "Top 100 Tracks of 2007"] ] and it was selected by Guardian Unlimited readers as the best single of 2007. [ [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/12/the_gu_music_readers_poll_2007.html The GU Music Readers' Poll 2007 results] ] "Time" magazine named "All My Friends" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #4. Writer Josh Tyrangiel praised the “magic” in the song, saying that the song’s “straightforward repetition of the same guitar, keyboard and bass lines, combined with lyrics about life without regret, and life with all kinds of regrets pays off with a punch about what we lose as we get older." [Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; "Time" magazine; December 24, 2007; Page 39.] [ [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690626,00.html "Time" magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at time.com] ]

Track listings

CD

# "All My Friends" [edit] - 5:59
# "All My Friends (Franz Ferdinand version)" - 6:06
# "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" - 12:20
# "All My Friends" (video)

7" Part One

:A. "All My Friends (Franz Ferdinand version)" - 6:06:B. "All My Friends" [edit] - 5:59

7" Part Two

:A. "All My Friends (John Cale version)" - 7:38:B. "All My Friends" (album version) - 7:38

12"

# "All My Friends (Harvey mix)" - 7:02
# "All My Friends" [album version] - 7:38
# "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" - 12:20

iTunes EP

# "All My Friends" [album version] - 7:42
# "All My Friends (John Cale version)" - 7:38
# "No Love Lost" - 3:40
# "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" - 12:22

"No Love Lost"

The 7" (Part One) single was initially announced as including a cover of Joy Division's "No Love Lost", but this was replaced with an edit of "All My Friends" for an unknown reason. At the end of the enhanced section on the CD single, however, there is an advertisement for the other formats of the single and it states one of the B-sides as "No Love Lost." The enhanced section was finalized before the track was switched out.

"No Love Lost" is, however, available as track 3 on the download single. It also later appeared on a split 7-inch record released while the band was on tour with Arcade Fire.

Music video

The minimalist music video for "All My Friends" features a single shot of James Murphy wearing face paint and singing into the camera. As the video progresses, LCD Soundsystem live keyboardist Nancy Whang and drummer Pat Mahoney are seen playing behind James Murphy and reflected in mirrors. As the video ends the camera pulls out and several fireworks go off. The video was directed by Tom Kuntz.

References

External links

* [http://www.slate.com/id/2170298 All My Friends: The Melancholy Greatness of the LCD Soundsystem Hit]