You’re a Friend of Mine

E837272
single song

"You’re a Friend of Mine" is a 1985 pop-rock duet by Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne, best known for its upbeat celebration of friendship and its frequent use in film and television soundtracks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedAct E Street Band via Clarence Clemons ⓘ
chartPerformance US Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit ⓘ
charted in multiple countries ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1980s ⓘ
describedAs upbeat celebration of friendship ⓘ
distributionFormat audio cassette ⓘ
later digital formats ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
era 1980s music ⓘ
featuresInstrumentalist Clarence Clemons on saxophone ⓘ
genre pop rock ⓘ
hasBside The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChorus emphasizes loyalty between friends ⓘ
hasDuetStructure alternating and shared lead vocals ⓘ
hasHook repeated title line "You're a Friend of Mine" NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
hasSaxophoneSolo yes ⓘ
hasTheme friendship ⓘ
includedIn Hero (Clarence Clemons album) NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedMood uplifting ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 4 minutes ⓘ
medium 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
notableFor duet between Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne ⓘ
frequent use in film and television ⓘ
performer Clarence Clemons NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jackson Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Narada Michael Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel CBS Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseType lead single from the album Hero ⓘ
releaseYear 1985 ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
style 1980s pop-rock production ⓘ
subjectMatter close friendship ⓘ
tempo upbeat ⓘ
usedIn film soundtracks ⓘ
television soundtracks ⓘ
vocalist Clarence Clemons NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jackson Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer Jeffrey Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Narada Michael Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Preston Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ

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album "Hero" → hasTrack → You’re a Friend of Mine ⓘ
subject surface form: Hero
album "Hero" → notableSingle → You’re a Friend of Mine ⓘ
subject surface form: Hero
album "Hero" → hasSingle → You’re a Friend of Mine ⓘ
subject surface form: Hero