Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song by the English band Tubeway Army. Taken from their album Replicas, it was released as a single in May 1979 and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks. It was written and produced by Gary Numan, the band's frontman and lead vocalist
Album: Replicas (1979). Charted: 1. Get the Sheet Music License This Song. By his third album The Pleasure Principle (also a huge seller in the UK, and featuring "Cars," his only US hit) the name on the record was Gary Numan. With its electronic sound, this track wasn't for everyone, and many critics bashed it. In our 2010 interview with Gary Numan, he explained: "In this country at least (England), the public kind of got it before the media did, and it was here for I think four weeks. This was a hit in the UK but never got much attention in the US, where Numan remains a one-hit-wonder for "Cars.
Generator (featuring Kipper, a Gary Numan band member, and Numan himself on vocals) covered the song in 1994. Nancy Boy produced a quirky version in 1995 as a single (several mixes) and on the album "Promosexual", whilst Information Society included a cover on the 1997 album "Don't Be Afraid". It was sung as a duet between Gary Numan and Republica on the 1997 tribute album "Random" along with two other versions by Moloko and An Pierlé, the latter a memorable arrangement for solo piano.
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Are 'Friends' Electric?" finally got Gary Numan going as far as singles action and pop stardom went, despite the fact that the spoken sections of the song were almost incomprehensible due to a mix of Numan mumbling and rushing through the words. Making it more difficult were obscure terms - it was only years after the fact that "SU" (as in "all the girls and SU's") was revealed to be the initials of an ex-girlfriend of Gazza's.
| A1 | Are Friends Electric (Radio Mix)Lead Vocals – Mike Allen Voice, Written-By – Gary Numan |
| A2 | Bring Back The LoveLead Vocals – KipperWritten-By – Kipper, Victor Lament |
| B1 | Are Friends Electric (Radio Mix)Lead Vocals – Mike Allen Voice, Written-By – Gary Numan |
| B2 | Bring Back The LoveLead Vocals – KipperWritten-By – Kipper, Victor Lament |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JVO 001, JVO/001 | Generator Featuring Gary Numan | Generator Featuring Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric (CD, Maxi) | JVO Records, JVO Records | JVO 001, JVO/001 | UK | 1994 |
| JVOT 001 | Generator | Are Friends Electric (12") | JVO Records | JVOT 001 | UK | 1994 |
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