Friends (Aura Dione song)

"Friends" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter Aura Dione from her second studio album, Before the Dinosaurs. The song features American production team Rock Mafia who co-wrote the song with Dione and David Jost. Dione wrote the song to let her friends know how precious they are to her. "Friends" was released as the album's second single on March 2, 2012. It became Dione's third top ten hit in her native Denmark, where it peaked at number six. "Friends" also became a top ten hit in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

"Friends"
Single by Aura Dione featuring Rock Mafia
from the album Before the Dinosaurs
Released	March 2, 2012 (2012-03-02)
Recorded	Santa Monica, California, United States (Rock Mafia Studios)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:42
Label	Island, Universal, Koolmusic
Songwriter(s)	Aura Dione, Antonina Armato, Tim James, David Jost
Producer(s)	Rock Mafia, David Jost
Aura Dione singles chronology
"Geronimo" (2011) "Friends" (2012) "In Love with the World" (2012)

Chart performance

The song debuted at number twenty-five on February 17, 2012 in Denmark.[1] The following week the song rose to number twelve.[2] In its third week on the chart the song peaked at number six, becoming Dione's third top 10 single.[3] The song has since been certified gold by IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital copies. In Switzerland, "Friends" debuted at number sixty-four on the chart issue dated February 26, 2012.[4] In its fourth week on the chart, the song peaked at number ten on March 18, 2012.[4] The song has since been certified gold by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of 15,000 copies in Switzerland. "Friends" debuted at number thirteen in Austria on the chart dated March 9, 2012.[5] The following week it peaked at number three.[5] The song debuted at number five in Germany, becoming Dione's third top 10 hit.[6] On the chart issue dated May 25, 2012 the song hit number 1 on Polish Airplay Top 5.

Live performances

Aura Dione performed "Friends" on November 30, 2011 on German television show The Dome along with "Geronimo". On February 14, 2012 Aura performed the song in Moscow, Russia on Big Love Show. On February 18, 2012 she performed the song for the first time on Danish television in the singing competition Voice – The Biggest Voice of Denmark together with the eight semi-finalists.

Track listing

• CD single[7]

1. "Friends" (Rock Mafia & David Jost Radio Mix)
2. "Friends"

• Digital download[8]

1. "Friends" (Rock Mafia & David Jost Radio Mix) – 4:00
2. "Friends" – 3:42
3. "Friends" (Van Beil Remix) – 4:59
4. "Friends" (Banks & Rawdriguez Drumstep Remix) – 3:40
5. "Friends" (Banks & Rawdriguez Moombathon Remix) – 3:18
6. "Friends" (Bodybangers Remix) – 5:22

Credits and personnel

• Aura Dione – songwriter
• Antonina Armato – songwriter, producer, vocal recording
• Tim James – songwriter, producer, vocal recording, mixing
• David Jost – songwriter, producer, vocal recording
• Steve Hammons – engineer
• Adam Comstock – engineer
• Paul Palmer – mixing
• Devrim Karaoğlu – programming
• Sean Hurley – bass
• Rami Jaffee – keyboards
• David Davidson – string arrangement, violin
• David Angel – violin
• Kristin Wilkinson – viola
• John Catchings – cello
• Kai Blankenberg – mastering

Credits adapted from Before the Dinosaurs liner notes.[9]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 3 Bulgaria (IFPI)[10] 1 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 8 Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 6 Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 4 Germany (Airplay Chart)[12] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13] 19 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[14] 2 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] 2 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[16] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] 6 Russia (Top Radio Hits)[18] 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[19] 24 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 10 Ukraine (Radio Airplay)[20] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 52 Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 49 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 68 Poland – Airplay (ZPAV)[24] 5 Poland – Digital (ZPAV)[25] 32 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[26] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 74 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[28] 14 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] Gold 15,000^* Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[30] Gold 15,000^^ Germany (BVMI)[31] Gold 150,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] Gold 15,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Denmark[33]	January 23, 2012	Radio airplay	Island Records, Universal Music, Koolmusic
Germany[7][8]	March 2, 2012	CD single, digital download

References

1. "Track Top-40". Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
2. "Track Top-40". Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
3. "Track Top-40". Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Aura Dione feat. Rock Mafia – Friends". Swiss Singles Chart.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Aura Dione feat. Rock Mafia – Friends" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dione,Aura Feat. Rock Mafia – Friends (2-track)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
7. "Friends (2-Track): Aura Feat. Rock Mafia Dione: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
8. "Friends: Aura Dione: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
9. Before the Dinosaurs (liner notes). Aura Dione. Island Records, Universal Music, Koolmusic. 2011. 060252785619.CS1 maint: others (link)
10. "07.05.2012–13.05.2012" Airplay Top 5. Bulgarian Association of Music Producers.
11. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201229 into search.
12. "Airplay Charts Deutschland – Woche 12/2012". German Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
13. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
14. "Aura Dione Lebanese Chart Top 20 History". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
15. "Luxembourg Digital Songs – April 7, 2012". Billboard.
16. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100.
17. "Ediţia din 28 octombrie 2012 (28 October 2012 edition)" (in Romanian). Retrieved October 28, 2012.
18. "Aura Dione – Friends". Tophit. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
19. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201216 into search.
20. "11 Червня 2012 [11 June 2012]" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
21. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2012". austriancharts.at. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
22. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
23. "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2012" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
24. "Airplay Top 2012" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
25. "TOP digital utworów – 2012" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
26. "Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2012)". Tophit. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
27. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
28. "Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2012)". Tophit. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
29. "Austrian single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends" (in German). IFPI Austria.
30. "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends". IFPI Denmark.
31. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aura Dione; 'Friends')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
32. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Aura Dione; 'Friends')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
33. Henneberg, Christoffer (February 17, 2012). "Aura runder en million streams". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved January 23, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics