"We Are Your Friends" is a song credited to Justice vs. Simian, and is French duo

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's remix of the track "Never Be Alone" by

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. It was released as a single in 2006. It reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The song's

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won the 2006

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. The presentation of the award was interrupted by

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. The 2015 film '' We Are Your Friends'' took its title from the song. It is also the current theme tune for the popular Greek television programme ''Or to alpha or to beta everybody goes for Marmita'', with the performance artist being Kostis Raptopoulos. The music video was the last to be played on the British music channel

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before it was replaced by Club MTV on 23 May 2018. The track was mashed up with "Illmerica" (by

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) to form the track "Illmerica Are Your Friends" by Australian DJ Steve Camp; the song became popular after it was played as the opening track on episode 186 of

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's radio show '' Club Life'' in 2010. In 2023, the song was reworked by Dimitri Vegas and

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under the title "Friends".

Remixes

*"We Are Your Friends" (Two Lanes Remix) *"We Are Your Friends" ( K?d Remix) *"Illmerica Are Your Friends" (Steve Camp Mashup).

References

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