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"Friend or Foe"
"Friend or Foe"
	US and UK Cover
Single by t.A.T.u.
from the album Dangerous and Moving
A-side	"Not Gonna Get Us" (European CD)
Released	December 2005
Recorded	March 2005
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock, dance-pop
Length	3:08
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Dave Stewart, Martin Kierszenbaum
Producer(s)	Martin Kierszenbaum, Robert Orton
t.A.T.u. singles chronology
Music video
	"Friend or Foe" on YouTube
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"Friend or Foe" is a song by Russian recording duo t.A.T.u., taken from the group's second English language studio album Dangerous and Moving (2005). The song was written by Dave Stewart and Martin Kierszenbaum, while production was handled by Kierszenbaum and Robert Orton. The song was released by Interscope in December 2005 as the album's second single.^[1] Musically, the song is a pop rock and electropop inspired song, with dance music influences. The song features ambiguous lyrics; it is unclear who exactly the words are directed at.

The song received generally positive reviews from critics, with many identifying it as the album's best song along with its praised for its dance nature and lyrical content. The song did not perform successfully like the group's previous single "All About Us", chart just under the top forty in most countries it charted in. An accompanying music video was issued, where it featured the group singing in a cave to fans.

Background and release

The song was written by Dave Stewart and Martin Kierszenbaum, while production was handled by Kierszenbaum and Robert Orton. The song was released by Interscope in 2005 as the album's second single. For the production and promotion of the single, it was handled by some big names from the rock music industry. These included Sting, who played bass on the track and Bryan Adams, who shot the cover sleeve.^[2] The song was the group's last single to be released in the United Kingdom and United States, due to the lack of success.

The song was released in multiple formats. The CD single was released in 2005 featuring the song with remixes, a music video and an "All About Us" remix.^[3] In December 2005, Interscope issued a remix EP featuring remixes that were released in Europe and the United Kingdom.^[4] A Part 2 CD single was issued in France as a maxi-single.^[5] The same month, Interscope Records announced that they would issue a 12-inch vinyl CD in the United States, only containing remixes of the single.^[6] The song was issued physically in the UK on 6 February 2006.^[7]

Critical reception

"Friend or Foe" received positive remarks from most music critics. Michael Boyles from The Pitt News gave it a positive review, saying that alone with "Loves Me Not"; " stand out as the most sexually ambiguous of this type and are two of the best tracks on the album [...]"^[8] Michael Freedburg from The Boston Phoenix said along with "Perfect Enemy", "Dangerous and Moving" and "All About Us"; "shoot straight to the gut – and to the heart."^[9] Betty Clarke from The Guardian described the song as "vapid" and "epic synth-rock".^[10] Dom Passantino from Stylus Magazine compared the lyrical content to the group's previous record "Not Gonna Get Us" by explaining "which is effectively a straight-up rewrite of previous album single 'Not Gonna Get Us.'"^[11]

Chart performance

"Friend or Foe" generally received mixed reception surrounding chart positions. The song managed to make the top three in Hungary, peaking at number three. The song then managed to peak inside the top forty in countries including the Czech Republic, Italy and the Wallonia region of Belgium. In the United Kingdom, the song spent a sole week on the UK singles chart at forty-eight. It was the group's last single to chart in the United Kingdom.

The song did not offer better success in various European countries, peaking at number three on the Flanders Ultratip extension chart in Belgium, seventy-five on the Swiss Singles Chart and eighty-nine on the Mega Single Top 100 in the Netherlands.

Music video

From 16 October 2005 to 17 October 2005, t.A.T.u. shot their video in the Los Angeles suburbs, directed by James Cox and produced by Billy Parks. The video was released on 8 November 2005.

The video was shot at Bronson Caves (where the original Batman TV series was filmed) in Hollywood by 1171 Production Group. The group previously worked on such t.A.T.u videos as "All About Us" and "Lyudi Invalidy" and has experience in making videos for Eminem and Celine Dion. Bronson Caves are famous for being the set location of Western movies and Batman series. The video was retired on Poland's TRL after spending 50 days on the countdown. The video did have more airplay in the U.S. than "All About Us" but it was still not played much.

In the video, Lena and Yulia both immaculately dressed in black, drive to the caves in a Chevrolet Chevelle. Yulia snaps her fingers and music begins to play as the girls perform in front of a mosh pit for a crowd of fans, who all dance and move to the song. Toward the middle, Yulia heads off stage, by the crowd and to a piano, where she begins to play. When she is done, she and Lena return to singing the rest of song.

A "Making Of" video for this music video was released on the DVD of The Best.

Track listings

UK Maxi-CD single
Released 6 February 2006

"Friend or Foe" (Single Version)
"All About Us" (Sunset in Ibiza Radio Mix By Guéna LG)
"Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)

"Friend or Foe" (Music Video)

France Maxi-CD single
Released 6 February 2006

"Friend or Foe" (Glam As You Mix By Guéna LG)
"Friend or Foe" (Lenny Bertoldo Club Mix)
"Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Massive Dub)
"Friend or Foe" (Morel'S Pink Noise Dub)
"Friend or Foe" (Lenny Bertoldo Dub)

Europe Maxi-CD single
Released 10 March 2006

"Friend or Foe" (Single Version)
"Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Edit)
"Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)

"Friend or Foe" (Music Video)

The Remixes

"Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Club Mix)
"Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Mix)
"Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)
"Friend or Foe" (Lenny B Club Mix)
"Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Massive Club Edit)
"Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Global Oxygen Edit)
"Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Radio Edit)
"Friend or Foe" (Lenny B Club Radio Edit)
"Friend or Foe" (L.E.X. Massive Dub)
"Friend or Foe" (Morel's Pink Noise Dub)
"Friend or Foe" (Lenny B Dub)
"Friend or Foe" (Glam As You Mix)
"Friend or Foe" (Glam As You Radio Mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Friend or Foe"
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[12]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[13]	27
CIS Airplay (TopHit)^[14]	16
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[15]	12
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[16]	3
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[17]	25
Ireland (IRMA)^[18]	34
Italy (FIMI)^[19]	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[20]	89
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[21]	13
Scotland (OCC)^[22]	33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	75
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)^[24]	95
UK Singles (OCC)^[25]	48

Year-end charts

2006 year-end chart performance for "Friend or Foe"
Chart (2006)	Position
CIS (TopHit)^[26]	37
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[27]	70
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[28]	48

Other uses in media

The song "Friend or Foe" was also featured on MTV's 3rd season of Laguna Beach.

References

^ "Single "Friend or Foe" is ready for release". TatySite. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ Sobchak, Ksenia (interviewer); Volkova, Julia; Katina, Lena; Katina, Inessa; Shapovalov, Ivan (interviewees) (8 June 2021). ТАТУ: 20 лет спустя! Главная российская группа в мире [t.A.T.u.: 20 years later! Biggest Russian group in the world] (video) (in Russian). Ostrozhno: Sobchak. Event occurs at 41:47. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ Friend or Foe – t.A.T.u. at Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
^ Friend or Foe (Remixes) – t.A.T.u. at Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
^ "T.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe Part. 2 (2005, CD)".
^ "T.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe (2005, Vinyl)".
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 February 2006. p. 31.
^ "TATU – Press – Reviews – Dangerous and Moving (The Pitt News)".
^ T.A.T.U. – CD Reviews Archived 14 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
^ "CD: TATu, Dangerous and Moving". 7 October 2005.
^ taTu – Dangerous and Moving Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.
^ "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ t.A.T.u. — Friend or Foe. TopHit. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 28. týden 2006 in the date selector. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "t.A.T.u. – Discography". Irish-Charts. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jun 15, 2006". TopHit. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart: Jan 26, 2006". TopHit. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "TATU: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "Лучшие песни и музыка за 2006 год" (in Russian). TopHit. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2006" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2006". TopHit. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

External links

[1] "Single "Friend or Foe" is ready for release". TatySite. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[2] Sobchak, Ksenia (interviewer); Volkova, Julia; Katina, Lena; Katina, Inessa; Shapovalov, Ivan (interviewees) (8 June 2021). ТАТУ: 20 лет спустя! Главная российская группа в мире [t.A.T.u.: 20 years later! Biggest Russian group in the world] (video) (in Russian). Ostrozhno: Sobchak. Event occurs at 41:47. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[3] Friend or Foe – t.A.T.u. at Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.

[4] Friend or Foe (Remixes) – t.A.T.u. at Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.

[5] "T.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe Part. 2 (2005, CD)".

[6] "T.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe (2005, Vinyl)".

[7] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 February 2006. p. 31.

[8] "TATU – Press – Reviews – Dangerous and Moving (The Pitt News)".

[9] T.A.T.U. – CD Reviews Archived 14 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.

[10] "CD: TATu, Dangerous and Moving". 7 October 2005.

[11] taTu – Dangerous and Moving Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_t.A.T.u.-12] "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

[sc_Wallonia_t.A.T.u.-13] "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

[sc_CIS_t.A.T.u.-14] t.A.T.u. — Friend or Foe. TopHit. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[sc_Czech_Republic_t.A.T.u.-15] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 28. týden 2006 in the date selector. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

[sc_Hungary_t.A.T.u.-16] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[sc_Hungarydance_t.A.T.u.-17] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[18] "t.A.T.u. – Discography". Irish-Charts. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[sc_Italy_t.A.T.u.-19] "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

[sc_Dutch100_t.A.T.u.-20] "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

[21] "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jun 15, 2006". TopHit. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[sc_Scotland_-22] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[sc_Switzerland_t.A.T.u.-23] "t.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

[24] "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart: Jan 26, 2006". TopHit. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_TATU-25] "TATU: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[26] "Лучшие песни и музыка за 2006 год" (in Russian). TopHit. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[27] "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2006" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[28] "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2006". TopHit. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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-| prev_title = [[All About Us (song)|All About Us]]
+| prev_title = Lyudi Invalidy
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-"'''Friend or Foe'''" is a song by Russian recording duo [[t.A.T.u.]], taken from the group's second [[English language]] studio album ''[[Dangerous and Moving]]'' (2005). The song was written by [[David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart]] and [[Martin Kierszenbaum]], while production was handled by Kierszenbaum and [[Robert Orton (audio engineer)|Robert Orton]]. The song was released by [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] on 2 October 2005 as the album's second single. Musically, the song is a [[pop rock]] and [[electropop]] inspired song, with [[dance music]] influences. The song features ambiguous lyrics; it is unclear who exactly the words are directed at.
+"'''Friend or Foe'''" is a song by Russian recording duo [[t.A.T.u.]], taken from the group's second [[English language]] studio album ''[[Dangerous and Moving]]'' (2005). The song was written by [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] and [[Martin Kierszenbaum]], while production was handled by Kierszenbaum and [[Robert Orton (audio engineer)|Robert Orton]]. The song was released by [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] in December 2005 as the album's second single.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://eng.tatysite.net/news/archive.php?id=1890_0_5_0 |title = Single "Friend or Foe" is ready for release |website=TatySite |date = 27 November 2005 |access-date = 4 September 2024}}</ref> Musically, the song is a [[pop rock]] and [[electropop]] inspired song, with [[dance music]] influences. The song features ambiguous lyrics; it is unclear who exactly the words are directed at.
-The song received generally positive reviews from critics, with many identifying it as the album's best song along with its praised for its dance nature and lyrical content. The song did not perform successfully like the group's previous single "[[All About Us (song)|All About Us]]", chart just under the top forty in most countries it charted in. An accompanying [[music video]] was issued, where it featured the group singing in a cave to fans.
+The song received generally positive reviews from critics, with many identifying it as the album's best song along with its praised for its dance nature and lyrical content. The song did not perform successfully like the group's previous single "[[All About Us (t.A.T.u. song)|All About Us]]", chart just under the top forty in most countries it charted in. An accompanying [[music video]] was issued, where it featured the group singing in a cave to fans.
 ==Background and release==
-The song was written by [[David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart]] and [[Martin Kierszenbaum]], while production was handled by Kierszenbaum and [[Robert Orton (audio engineer)|Robert Orton]]. The song was released by [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] on 2 October 2005 as the album's second single. For the production and promotion of the single, it was handled by some big names from the [[rock music]] industry. These included [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], who played bass on the track and [[Bryan Adams]], who shot the striking cover sleeve. The song was the group's last single to be released in the United Kingdom and United States, due to the lack of success.
+The song was written by [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] and [[Martin Kierszenbaum]], while production was handled by Kierszenbaum and [[Robert Orton (audio engineer)|Robert Orton]]. The song was released by [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] in 2005 as the album's second single. For the production and promotion of the single, it was handled by some big names from the [[rock music]] industry. These included [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], who played bass on the track and [[Bryan Adams]], who shot the cover sleeve.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=[[Ksenia Sobchak|Sobchak, Ksenia]] (interviewer); [[Julia Volkova|Volkova, Julia]]; [[Lena Katina|Katina, Lena]]; Katina, Inessa; [[Ivan Shapovalov|Shapovalov, Ivan]] (interviewees)|date=8 June 2021|title=ТАТУ: 20 лет спустя! Главная российская группа в мире|trans-title= t.A.T.u.: 20 years later! Biggest Russian group in the world|language=ru-RU|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-lvHKc8_9k|access-date=16 July 2022|format=video|time=41:47|publisher=Ostrozhno: Sobchak}}</ref> The song was the group's last single to be released in the United Kingdom and United States, due to the lack of success.
-The song was released in multiple formats. The song was released digitally on 2 October 2005 worldwide.<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/friend-or-foe-single/id119221348</ref> The CD Single was released in 2005 featuring the song with remixes, a music video and an "All About Us" remix.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe/master/31222 Friend or Foe - t.A.T.u. at Discogs]. [[Discogs]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref> In December 2005, Interscope issued a remix EP featuring remixes that were released in Europe and the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe-Remixes/release/590948 Friend or Foe (Remixes) - t.A.T.u. at Discogs]. [[Discogs]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref> A Part 2. CD Single was issued in France as a Maxi-Single.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe-Part-2/release/1051797</ref> The same month, Interscope Records announced that they would issue a 12" Vinyl CD in the United States, only containing remixes of the single.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe/release/589132</ref>
+The song was released in multiple formats. The CD single was released in 2005 featuring the song with remixes, a music video and an "All About Us" remix.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe/master/31222 Friend or Foe – t.A.T.u. at Discogs]. [[Discogs]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref> In December 2005, Interscope issued a remix EP featuring remixes that were released in Europe and the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe-Remixes/release/590948 Friend or Foe (Remixes) – t.A.T.u. at Discogs]. [[Discogs]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref> A Part 2 CD single was issued in France as a maxi-single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe-Part-2/release/1051797|title = T.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe Part. 2 (2005, CD)}}</ref> The same month, Interscope Records announced that they would issue a 12-inch vinyl CD in the United States, only containing remixes of the single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/tATu-Friend-Or-Foe/release/589132|title = T.A.T.u. – Friend or Foe (2005, Vinyl)}}</ref> The song was issued physically in the UK on 6 February 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=4 February 2006}}</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
-"Friend or Foe" received positive remarks from most music critics. Michael Boyles from ''[[The Pitt News]]'' gave it a positive review, saying that alone with "[[Loves Me Not]]"; " stand out as the most sexually ambiguous of this type and are two of the best tracks on the album [...]"<ref>http://eng.tatysite.net/press/review.php?id=1854_0_9_0</ref> Michael Freedburg from ''[[The Boston Phoenix]]'' said along with "Perfect Enemy", "Dangerous and Moving" and "[[All About Us (song)|All About Us]]"; "shoot straight to the gut — and to the heart."<ref>[http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/2695-TATU-DANGEROUS-AND-MOVING/ T.A.T.U. - CD Reviews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014012218/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/2695-TATU-DANGEROUS-AND-MOVING/ |date=14 October 2012 }}. [[The Boston Phoenix]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref> Betty Clarke from [[The Guardian]] described the song as "vapid" and "epic synth-rock".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/oct/07/shopping3</ref> Dom Passantino from [[Stylus Magazine]] compared the lyrical content to the group's previous record "[[Not Gonna Get Us]]" by explaining "which is effectively a straight-up rewrite of previous album single 'Not Gonna Get Us.'"<ref>[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/tatu/dangerous-and-moving.htm taTu - Dangerous and Moving] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510083934/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/tatu/dangerous-and-moving.htm |date=10 May 2012 }}. [[Stylus Magazine]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref>
+"Friend or Foe" received positive remarks from most music critics. Michael Boyles from ''[[The Pitt News]]'' gave it a positive review, saying that alone with "[[Loves Me Not]]"; " stand out as the most sexually ambiguous of this type and are two of the best tracks on the album [...]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eng.tatysite.net/press/review.php?id=1854_0_9_0|title=TATU – Press – Reviews – Dangerous and Moving (The Pitt News)}}</ref> Michael Freedburg from ''[[The Boston Phoenix]]'' said along with "Perfect Enemy", "Dangerous and Moving" and "[[All About Us (t.A.T.u. song)|All About Us]]"; "shoot straight to the gut – and to the heart."<ref>[http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/2695-TATU-DANGEROUS-AND-MOVING/ T.A.T.U. – CD Reviews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014012218/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/2695-TATU-DANGEROUS-AND-MOVING/ |date=14 October 2012 }}. [[The Boston Phoenix]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref> Betty Clarke from [[The Guardian]] described the song as "vapid" and "epic synth-rock".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/oct/07/shopping3|title = CD: TATu, Dangerous and Moving|date = 7 October 2005}}</ref> Dom Passantino from [[Stylus Magazine]] compared the lyrical content to the group's previous record "[[Not Gonna Get Us]]" by explaining "which is effectively a straight-up rewrite of previous album single 'Not Gonna Get Us.'"<ref>[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/tatu/dangerous-and-moving.htm taTu – Dangerous and Moving] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510083934/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/tatu/dangerous-and-moving.htm |date=10 May 2012 }}. [[Stylus Magazine]]. Retrieved on 25 January 2013.</ref>
 ==Chart performance==
-"Friend or Foe" generally received mixed reception surrounding chart positions. The song managed to make the top three in Hungary, peaking at number three. The song then managed to peak inside the top forty in countries including the Czech Republic, Italy and the Wallonia region of Belgium. In the United Kingdom, the song spent a sole week on the [[UK Singles Chart]] at forty-eight. It was the group's last single to chart in the United Kingdom.
+"Friend or Foe" generally received mixed reception surrounding chart positions. The song managed to make the top three in Hungary, peaking at number three. The song then managed to peak inside the top forty in countries including the Czech Republic, Italy and the Wallonia region of Belgium. In the United Kingdom, the song spent a sole week on the [[UK singles chart]] at forty-eight. It was the group's last single to chart in the United Kingdom.
 The song did not offer better success in various European countries, peaking at number three on the [[Ultratop#Ultratip|Flanders Ultratip]] extension chart in Belgium, seventy-five on the [[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss Singles Chart]] and eighty-nine on the [[Single Top 100|Mega Single Top 100]] in the Netherlands.
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 From 16 October 2005 to 17 October 2005, t.A.T.u. shot their video in the [[Los Angeles]] suburbs, directed by James Cox and produced by Billy Parks. The video was released on 8 November 2005.
-The video was shot at [[Bronson Caves]] (where the original ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman TV series]]'' was filmed) in [[Hollywood]] by 1171 Production Group. The group previously worked on such t.A.T.u videos as "[[All About Us (song)|All About Us]]" and "[[Lyudi Invalidy]]" and has experience in making videos for [[Eminem]] and [[Celine Dion]]. Bronson Caves are famous for being the set location of Western movies and [[Batman]] series. The video was retired on [[Poland]]'s [[Total Request Live|TRL]] after spending 50 days on the countdown. The video did have more airplay in the U.S. than "All About Us" but it was still not played much.
+The video was shot at [[Bronson Caves]] (where the original ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman TV series]]'' was filmed) in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] by 1171 Production Group. The group previously worked on such t.A.T.u videos as "[[All About Us (t.A.T.u. song)|All About Us]]" and "[[Lyudi Invalidy]]" and has experience in making videos for [[Eminem]] and [[Celine Dion]]. Bronson Caves are famous for being the set location of Western movies and [[Batman]] series. The video was retired on [[Poland]]'s [[Total Request Live|TRL]] after spending 50 days on the countdown. The video did have more airplay in the U.S. than "All About Us" but it was still not played much.
 In the video, [[Lena Katina|Lena]] and [[Yulia Volkova|Yulia]] both immaculately dressed in black, drive to the caves in a [[Chevrolet Chevelle]]. Yulia snaps her fingers and music begins to play as the girls perform in front of a [[mosh pit]] for a crowd of fans, who all dance and move to the song. Toward the middle, Yulia heads off stage, by the crowd and to a piano, where she begins to play. When she is done, she and Lena return to singing the rest of song.
 A "Making Of" video for this music video was released on the DVD of ''[[The Best (t.A.T.u. album)|The Best]]''.
-===Other uses in media===
-The song "Friend or Foe" was also featured on MTV's 3rd season of [[Laguna Beach]].
 ==Track listings==
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 <small>Released 6 February 2006</small>
 # "Friend or Foe" <small>(Single Version)</small>
-# "All About Us" <small>(Sunset In Ibiza Radio Mix By Guéna LG)</small>
+# "All About Us" <small>(Sunset in Ibiza Radio Mix By Guéna LG)</small>
 # "Friend or Foe" <small>(Morel's Pink Noise Mix)</small>
 * "Friend or Foe" <small>(Music Video)</small>
-'''France Maxi-CD Single'''<br />
+'''France Maxi-CD single'''<br />
 <small>Released 6 February 2006</small>
 # "Friend or Foe" <small>(Glam As You Mix By Guéna LG)</small>
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 # "Friend or Foe" <small>(Lenny Bertoldo Dub)</small>
-'''Europe Maxi-CD Single'''<br />
+'''Europe Maxi-CD single'''<br />
 <small>Released 10 March 2006</small>
 # "Friend or Foe" <small>(Single Version)</small>
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 ==Charts==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ Weekly chart performance for "Friend or Foe"
-!Chart (2005)
+!Chart (2006)
 !Peak<br />position
 |-
-{{singlechart|Belgium (Flanders) Tip|3|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|accessdate=27 March 2011}}
+{{single chart|Flanders Tip|3|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|access-date=27 March 2011}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Belgium (Wallonia)|27|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|accessdate=27 March 2011}}
+{{single chart|Wallonia|27|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|access-date=27 March 2011}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Czech Republic|12|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|year=2006|week=28|accessdate=27 March 2011}}
+{{single chart|CIS|16|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|songid=4457|access-date=7 October 2021}}
 |-
+{{single chart|Czech Republic|12|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|year=2006|week=28|access-date=27 March 2011}}
-|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Airplay Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005</ref>
-|style="text-align:center;"|5
 |-
-{{singlechart|Hungary|3|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|year=2006|week=10|accessdate=2010-12-08}}
+{{single chart|Hungary|3|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|year=2006|week=10|access-date=8 December 2010}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Italy|16|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|accessdate=27 March 2011}}
+{{single chart|Hungarydance|25|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|year=2006|week=16|access-date=29 December 2022}}
 |-
+| Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=t.A.T.u.|title=t.A.T.u. – Discography|website=Irish-Charts|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>
-{{singlechart|Dutch100|89|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|accessdate=27 March 2011}}
+|style="text-align:center;"|34
 |-
-{{singlechart|Switzerland|75|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|accessdate=27 March 2011}}
+{{single chart|Italy|16|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|access-date=27 March 2011}}
 |-
+{{single chart|Dutch100|89|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|access-date=27 March 2011}}
-{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|48|artist=TATU|accessdate=25 August 2016}}
 |-
+| Russia Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20060609-20060615|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jun 15, 2006|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"| 13
+|-
+{{single chart|Scotland|33|date=20060218|access-date=29 December 2022}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Switzerland|75|artist=t.A.T.u.|song=Friend or Foe|access-date=27 March 2011}}
+|-
+| Ukraine Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ua/weekly/20060120-20060126|title=Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart: Jan 26, 2006|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"| 95
+|-
+{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|48|artist=TATU|artistid=12846|access-date=29 December 2022}}
 |}
+{{col-2}}
 ===Year-end charts===
 {|class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ 2006 year-end chart performance for "Friend or Foe"
 |-
 !Chart (2006)
-! Position
+!Position
 |-
+|CIS (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/best-music-2006 |title=Лучшие песни и музыка за 2006 год |publisher=[[TopHit]] |access-date=30 October 2021 |language=ru}}</ref>
-|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Airplay Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2006</ref>
-|style="text-align:center;"|34
+|style="text-align:center;"|37
 |-
-|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Rádiós Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005</ref>
+|Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2006|title=Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2006|publisher=[[Mahasz]]|language=hu|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>
 |style="text-align:center;"|70
+|-
+| Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2006|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2006|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=25 April 2024|archive-date=25 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425163344/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2006|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"| 48
 |}
+{{col-end}}
+==Other uses in media==
+The song "Friend or Foe" was also featured on MTV's 3rd season of [[Laguna Beach season 3|Laguna Beach]].
 ==References==
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 {{Tatu}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Friend Or Foe (Song)}}
 [[Category:T.A.T.u. songs]]
 [[Category:2005 singles]]
-[[Category:Songs written by David A. Stewart]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Martin Kierszenbaum]]
 [[Category:English-language Russian songs]]
+[[Category:2005 songs]]

v t e t.A.T.u.
Lena Katina Julia Volkova
Studio albums	200 Po Vstrechnoy 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane Dangerous and Moving Vesyolye Ulybki Waste Management
Compilations	t.A.T.u. Remixes The Best
Singles	"All the Things She Said" "Not Gonna Get Us" "30 Minutes" "How Soon Is Now?" "Ne ver, ne boysya" "All About Us" "Friend or Foe" "Gomenasai" "Loves Me Not"
Promotional singles	"Show Me Love"
Other songs	"A Simple Motion"
Video releases	Screaming for More Truth: Live in St. Petersburg
Filmography	Anatomy of t.A.T.u. Podnebesnaya
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Podnebesnaya No. 1 "Khuy Voyne!" You and I Ivan Shapovalov Eurovision Song Contest 2003 Russia Neposedy