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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = You've Been a Friend to Me
| name = You've Been a Friend to Me
| Cover = BAyoufriend.jpg
| cover = BAyoufriend.jpg
| Artist = [[Bryan Adams]]
| alt =
| Album =
| type = single
| Released = {{start date|2009|12|}}
| artist = [[Bryan Adams]]
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| album =
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]], [[CD Single|CD]]
| Recorded = 2009
| released = {{start date|2009|12|}}
| Genre = [[Soft rock]]
| recorded = 2009
| Length = 2:50
| studio =
| venue =
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| Label = [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]/[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| Writer = [[Bryan Adams]] / [[Gretchen Peters]]
| genre = [[Soft rock]]
| Producer = [[Bryan Adams]]
| length = 2:50
| label = {{flatlist|
| Audio sample? =
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* [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
| Certification =
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| Last single = "[[She's Got a Way (Bryan Adams song)|She's Got a Way]]"<br />(2008)
| This single = '''"You've Been a Friend to Me"'''<br />(2009)
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| Next single = "[[One World, One Flame]]"<br />(2010)
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| Misc =
}}
}}
| writer = {{flatlist|
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"'''You've Been a Friend to Me'''" is a [[rock music|rock]] song by [[Bryan Adams]]. The single was released worldwide in December 2009. It is the theme song for the American film, ''[[Old Dogs (film)|Old Dogs]]''.
* [[Bryan Adams]]
* [[Gretchen Peters]]
}}
| producer = [[Bryan Adams]]
| prev_title = She's Got a Way
| prev_year = 2008
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| next_title = [[One World, One Flame]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
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"'''You've Been a Friend to Me'''" is a [[rock music|rock]] song by [[Bryan Adams]]. The single was released worldwide in December 2009. It is the theme song for the [[Disney]] film ''[[Old Dogs (film)|Old Dogs]]''.


A video was made featuring Adams playing members of his band with [[disguise]]s, such as wigs, eyeglasses, and different clothing. Adams also directed the video.<ref name="You've Been a Friend to Me">{{cite web
A video was made featuring Adams playing various members of his band with [[disguise]]s, such as wigs, eyeglasses, and different clothing. Adams also directed the video.<ref name="You've Been a Friend to Me">{{cite web
| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=porI343Pwdc
| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=porI343Pwdc
| title=Bryan Adams on YouTube
| title=Bryan Adams on YouTube
| publisher=youtube.com
| publisher=youtube.com
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| access-date=2012-10-19}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> A new mix of the song was included on the deluxe version of his 2014 album, ''[[Tracks of My Years]]''.
| accessdate=2012-10-19}}</ref>


This song became a Top 20 [[Adult Contemporary]] hit in his native [[Canada]], reaching #13.
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A new mix of the song was included on the deluxe version of his 2014 album, ''[[Tracks of My Years]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
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| title1 = You've Been a Friend to Me
| title1 = You've Been a Friend to Me
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|align="left"|Canadian Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web | title = Canada: Adult Contemporary | url=http://www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=Z4|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=August 12, 2010 }}</ref>
|align="left"|Canadian Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Canada: Adult Contemporary | url=http://www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=Z4|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 12, 2010 }}</ref>
|align="center"|13
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 28 June 2023

"You've Been a Friend to Me"
Single by Bryan Adams
ReleasedDecember 2009 (2009-12)
Recorded2009
GenreSoft rock
Length2:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"She's Got a Way"
(2008) 		"You've Been a Friend to Me"
(2009) 		"One World, One Flame"
(2010)

"You've Been a Friend to Me" is a rock song by Bryan Adams. The single was released worldwide in December 2009. It is the theme song for the Disney film Old Dogs.

A video was made featuring Adams playing various members of his band with disguises, such as wigs, eyeglasses, and different clothing. Adams also directed the video.[1] A new mix of the song was included on the deluxe version of his 2014 album, Tracks of My Years.

This song became a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in his native Canada, reaching #13.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You've Been a Friend to Me"Bryan Adams2:50

Chart positions

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canadian Adult Contemporary[2] 13

References

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  1. ^ "Bryan Adams on YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.[dead YouTube link]
  2. ^ "Canada: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
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