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"You Need a Friend"
"You Need a Friend"
	7-inch vinyl single
Single by Sunnyboys
from the album Individuals
A-side	"You Need a Friend"
B-side	"No Love Around"
Released	April 1982
Recorded	1982; Mandrill Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Genre	Alternative rock, power pop
Length	4:05
Label	Mushroom
Songwriter(s)	Jeremy Oxley
Producer(s)	Lobby Loyde
Sunnyboys singles chronology

"You Need a Friend" is a song recorded by Australian power pop band, Sunnyboys. It is written by lead singer-guitarist, Jeremy Oxley, and was released in April 1982 as the lead single of the band's second studio album, Individuals. "You Need a Friend" peaked at No. 38 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.

In the liner notes of the compilation album, Sunnyboys, Our Best of (December 2013), Jeremy Oxley wrote, ""You Need a Friend" is a sort of anthem for teenagers. I looked at my own experience and around at others and we were feeling the same thing. We all wanted a good time, not to be hassled. It was, and still is, a hard time in life. You are trying to find yourself and grow but wanting to do it in your own way - not how everybody is telling you how you should be." adding the film was filmed on his back verandah.^[1]

Track listing

7" vinyl

Side A "You Need a Friend" - 4:05
Side B "No Love Around" - 3:20

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report Singles Chart^[2]	38

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	April 1982	Mushroom	7" vinyl	K-8683

References

^ Oxley, Jeremy (6 December 2013). Sunnyboys, Our Best of (liner notes). Sunnyboys (performers). Warner Australia. p. 9. FEST601022. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 300. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.