"You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song and single by American singer-songwriter

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. It was first recorded by King and included on her second studio album, ''

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'' (1971). Another well-known version by

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appears on his album '' Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon'' (1971). His version, which features backing vocals by

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, was released as a single in 1971, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart. The two versions were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with some shared musicians. "You've Got a Friend" won

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s for both Taylor (

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) and King ( Song of the Year) at the

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in 1972. Dozens of other artists have recorded the song over the years, including

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, and

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. In 2001, Taylor's version was inducted into the

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. King's version was inducted in 2002.

History

wrote "You've Got a Friend" during the January 1971 recording sessions for her album ''

'', when

was also recording his album '' Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon''. She has said that "the song was as close to pure inspiration as I've ever experienced. The song wrote itself. It was written by something outside myself, through me." According to Taylor, King told him that the song was a response to a line in his earlier song " Fire and Rain" ("I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend"). King said in a 1972 interview that she "didn't write it with James or anybody really specifically in mind. But when James heard it he really liked it and wanted to record it". Both King and Taylor recorded the song for their respective albums, and Taylor and

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perform on both versions. Taylor's version was released as a single and reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (his only song to do so) and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Taylor's version also spent a week atop the

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charts. ''

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'' ranked it as the No. 16 song for 1971. Taylor's

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labelmate

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has said that he gave her a chance to record the song, which she declined, a decision she later regretted. Taylor and King performed "You've Got a Friend" together in 2010 during their

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. In 2015, Taylor performed an acoustic rendition of the song at

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, at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State

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and Paris mayor

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in tribute to the victims of the

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. King performed the song at the 2021

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Induction Ceremony.

Reception

According to author James D. Perone, the song's themes include an expression of "a universal, sisterly/brotherly,

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-type love of one human being for another, regardless of gender." The "reassuring" lyrics have long made the song popular with lonely people needing a boost of self-confidence. The song's messages of friendship having no boundaries and a friend being there when you are in need have universal appeal. The lyrics had particular resonance for Taylor due to the depression he had recovered from shortly before hearing King play the song. The music moves between a

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, which according to music critic

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gives it a "sympathetic mood". In his review of ''Tapestry'', ''

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'' critic

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called "You've Got a Friend" King's "most perfect new song". He particularly praised how the melody and lyrics support each other and the "gorgeous, righteous

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melody" of the ending lyrics. ''

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'' called the song probably "the core of ''Tapestry''".

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critic Stewart Mason noted the "plainspoken intimacy" of King's performance, writing that the "shyness" of her voice gives her recording a sincerity that he finds Taylor's to lack. Mason also praises the "depth and shading" the

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provide on King's recording. In his review of ''Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon'', ''Rolling Stone'' critic Ben Gerson called "You've Got a Friend" an "affirmative song" but suggested that Taylor's version was too similar to King's to have been worth including on his album. Music critic Maury Dean called Taylor's performance style on the song minimalist and folkish and noted his "star-spangled sincerity." ''

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'' praised the "tasty material and Taylor's stunning interpretation". ''

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'' said, "there's no way aylorcan miss with this gem."

Charts (James Taylor single)

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Carole King version

James Taylor version

Personnel

Carole King version

– piano, vocals *

– acoustic guitar * Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar –

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s *Charles Larkey –

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*Barry Socher – violin * David Campbell – viola *Terry King – cello

James Taylor version

– vocals, acoustic guitar *Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar, congas *

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– drums, congas,

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– bass guitar *

– backing vocals

Brand New Heavies version

"You've Got a Friend" was covered by British

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and

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group

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for their fourth album, ''

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'' (1997), and released as the third single from the album in October 1997. It reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number 13 in Scotland in October 1997. The song also peaked within the top 10 in Hungary and was a top 30 hit on the

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. The group performed the song on the music chart television program ''

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''.

Critical reception

Scottish '' Daily Record'' felt that here, " heLondon's

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band are back on form". A reviewer from ''

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'' gave it four out of five, declaring it as "a soulful cover", that "should have their usual specialist impact as well as crossover success." Alan Jones stated, "Recruiting

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has given the Brand New Heavies a new lease of life." Daisy & Havoc from the '' RM'' Dance Update named it "one of the best tracks on the recent BNH album (which either says something about their songwriting or our age), and now it appears with the compulsory remixes."

Track listings

* CD single, UK and Europe (1997) # "You've Got a Friend" (radio version) # " You Are the Universe" (recorded live at The Forum) # "

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" (recorded live at The Forum) # " Sometimes" (recorded live at The Forum) * CD single, UK and Europe (1997) # "You've Got a Friend" (radio version) – 3:27 # "You've Got a Friend" ( Brooklyn Funk R&B mix) – 4:58 # "You've Got a Friend" (

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mix) – 5:00 # "You've Got a Friend" (Brooklyn Funk club mix) – 4:54 # "You've Got a Friend" (

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's club mix) – 6:27 # "You've Got a Friend" (original mix) – 3:48

Charts

McFly version

In 2005, English

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released their version of the song as a

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single along with their original song " All About You". The band's first double A-side single, it was released on March 7, 2005, as the lead single from their second studio album, '' Wonderland'' (2005). The single was the official ''

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'' charity single for 2005, with all royalties being donated to the charity. The single was also used to promote

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. The single peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart as well as in Ireland. Having sold over 536,000 copies in the UK, "All About You"/"You've Got a Friend" is McFly's best-selling single and received a platinum sales status certification from the

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(BPI) for sales and streams exceeding 600,000 units.

Chart performance

The single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, giving McFly their third UK number-one single, as well as their fifth top-five hit in less than a year. It debuted at number one, only to be knocked off the top spot the following week by the unofficial ''Comic Relief'' single "

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", by

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and (mimed by)

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Music video

The music video for "You've Got a Friend" was shot on location in Uganda. The band spent a week there in January 2005 for ''Comic Relief''. The video sees McFly with the children of Uganda, playing with them, performing for them, and teaching them to sing. Towards the end of the video, McFly's vocals are removed for a chorus sung by the children.

Track listing

UK CD single # " All About You" # "You've Got a Friend" # " Room on the 3rd Floor" # "All About You" (orchestral version) # "All About You" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Other versions

recorded the song in early 1971 during the sessions for her third

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album, ''

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''. Her recording predates James Taylor's, but was shelved until 1999, when it was included as a bonus track on the 1999 Deluxe Edition of her first Atlantic album, '' Dusty in Memphis'' (which contains four Carole King compositions). ''Faithful'' went unreleased due to disputes between Springfield and Atlantic, but the sessions were issued as a standalone album in 2015. The song (and two others from ''Tapestry'': "

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" and "

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") appear on

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's 1971 album '' Barbra Joan Streisand''. The song was recorded by

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and

for their 1972 album '' Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway'' and was released as the album's first single. The single was released a year before the album and, coincidentally, on the same date as Taylor's single: May 29, 1971. The Flack and Hathaway version reached No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 8 on the

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recorded the song three times. The first and best-known was her 1972 live

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'', as part of a medley with " Precious Lord, Take My Hand". She then recorded the song on '' Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King'' in 1995 alongside

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, and in 2010 as a duet with

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on his album '' Mr. I''. In 1973 or 1974, the Cambodian singer Pou Vannary covered the song with the lyrics translated into Khmer. Vannary's rendition is featured on the 2015 documentary film ''

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'' soundtrack. King,

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, and

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performed "You've Got a Friend" at the '' VH1 Divas Live'' concert at the Beacon Theatre, New York, in 1998. It was released as a promotional single in selected countries, reaching number 74 on the Belgian Flanders Airplay Chart on December 15, 1998.

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released a

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version of the song on her 1971 studio album ''How Can I Unlove You''.

References

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