These Are My Friends

"These Are My Friends"
Single by Lovelytheband
from the album Finding It Hard to Smile
ReleasedMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Producer(s)Christian Medice
Lovelytheband singles chronology
"Broken"
(2017) 		"These Are My Friends"
(2018) 		"Maybe, I'm Afraid"
(2019)
Music video
"these are my friends" on YouTube

"These Are My Friends" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by the American indie pop band Lovelytheband. The song was released as the band's second single on May 11, 2018.[1][2]

Background

Upon the single's May 2018 release, lead vocalist Mitchy Collins described the song's meaning, saying, "This is a song about all of the people in my life as well as the good and bad that lives inside me...Because whether or not I get along with them all the time, I love them. They make me who I am. I have to embrace all, if I didn't I wouldn't be me."[1]

Music video

The single's official music video, directed by Hoeg/Beach, was released on July 13, 2018, via Red Music.[3][4]

Reception

The independent music blog frtyfve, which highlighted the song as its "track of the day", described the single as "a powerful ode to friendship and battling through the hard times with the right people. With an incredible catchy singalong chorus, it is likely that the single will compete with "broken" in streaming figure terms."[5]

Charts

Chart (2018–19) Peak
position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 20
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Lovelytheband releases new single, "These Are My Friends"". ABC News Radio. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "[LISTEN] lovelytheband – "These Are My Friends"". The Daily Listening. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "lovelytheband Releases Video for "these are my friends"". Alternative Addiction. July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Fox, Abby (July 13, 2018). "Lovelytheband Shares New Music Video for "these are my friends"". Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Track of the Day: These Are My Friends by lovelytheband". frtyfve. May 15, 2018. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Top Rock Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Lovelytheband's Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard.