1998Released
4:31

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Interesting facts and trivia about Like A Friend. By Songfacts®.

This was a song recorded specifically for the soundtrack of the 1998 film Great Expectations, a modern-day adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel which moved the setting from 1820s London to 1990s New York - hence the modern soundtrack, also featuring fellow 1990s luminaries Reef, Chris Cornell (of Soundgarden fame), Tori Amos and Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and later supergroup Velvet Revolver.

At the time of the song's release the band didn't seem interested in playing it live (perhaps because it was only a B-side off an obscure soundtrack), so wasn't as well-known as other songs they were playing at the time. However, the song made its live debut at last at Glastonbury Festival in 2011, and was a mainstay throughout the band's 2011-2012 reunion tour shows, including their farewell show at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield in December 2012.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Like A Friend.
FKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
111BPM

Album

The album Like A Friend is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Like A Friend.
UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
© 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
This Compilation ℗ 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd.

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