28,000 Friends
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{{Infobox song
| name = 28,000 Friends
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| type = single
| artist = Eoghan Quigg
| album = Eoghan Quigg
| released = 6 April 2009
| recorded = 2009
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| genre = Pop rock
| length = 2:56
| label = RCA/Sony Music
| writer = James Bourne, Busbee
| producer =Nigel Wright
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Eoghan Quigg
| type = Singles
| prev_title = Hero
| prev_year = 2008
| title = 28,000 Friends
| year = 2009
| next_title = The Movie Song
| next_year = 2014
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"28,000 Friends" is the only single by the Northern Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg released from his only album, Eoghan Quigg. The album was released on 6 April 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001U3ZYTS |title=Eoghan Quigg: Eoghan Quigg |publisher=Amazon |access-date=2009-03-10}}
Background information
The song was written by James Bourne, a member of Busted.{{cite web |url=http://www.eoghanquiggmusic.com/biography/ |title=Biography - Eoghan Quigg |publisher=Eoghanquigg Music|access-date=2009-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404155426/http://www.eoghanquiggmusic.com/biography/ |archive-date=4 April 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} who gave it to Quigg by Bourne when he was impressed after seeing Quigg's performance of "Year 3000" on The X Factor.{{cite AV media | medium = Television production | access-date = 31 May 2020 |URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMD3cewssig |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/EMD3cewssig |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Eoghan Quigg's self titled debut album is out. |publisher=On Demand Entertainment |date=18 April 2009|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The lyrics are about accruing so-called "friends" on websites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and AOL Instant Messenger.
Promotion
On 3 April 2009, Quigg performed the song on the breakfast show GMTV.{{cite web |url=http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=34034 |title=Eoghan Quigg Performs |publisher=GM.tv |date=2009-04-10 |access-date=2009-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407052943/http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=34034 |archive-date=7 April 2009 |url-status=dead }} He also performed it on The Late Late Show, On 12 December 2009, he performed the song on the talent show The X Factor.{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/xfactor |title=Eoghan Quigg Performs |publisher=ITV |date=2009-12-12 |access-date=2009-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221025137/http://www.itv.com/xfactor |archive-date=21 December 2009 |url-status=live }} He also released the song in the UK in 2009 and the album on 3 April 2009 in the UK and Ireland.
Music video
The music video for "28,000 Friends" was premiered on Quigg's official Bebo site on 6 March 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.bebo.com/eoghanquigg |title=Eoghan Quigg |website=Bebo |date=2009-03-05 |access-date=2009-03-10}} It takes place mainly in an empty building with Quigg singing on a microphone. Throughout the video many people come into the building. In another scene, Quigg stands in a tracksuit singing directly to the camera.
Charts and reception
On 9 April 2009, the single entered the Irish Singles Chart at 32{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50/2009/15 |title=Ireland Singles Top 50 (April 9, 2009) - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts |date=2009-04-09 |access-date=2011-09-01}} and the UK Singles Chart at 96.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/28%20000%20friends/ |title=28 000 friends: full Official Charts history |date=11 July 2013 |publisher=Official Charts }} The BBC's Chart Blog gave the song one star out of five.{{cite web|author=Fraser McAlpine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/03/eoghan_quigg_28000_friends.shtml |title=Chart Blog: Eoghan Quigg - '28,000 Friends' |publisher=BBC |date=2009-03-30 |access-date=2011-09-01}} Music News gave the song two stars out of five. It criticised the lyrical content and the production, saying, "With weak instrumental and percussion, you’d be forgiven in thinking it was recorded on a Fisher-Price product."{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Eoghan-Quigg&nReviewID=4355|title=Single Review: Eoghan Quigg - 28,000 Friends|website=Music News|date=6 April 2009|access-date=4 June 2013}}
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| align="left"|Chart (2009)
!align="left"|Peak |
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| align="left"|Irish Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|32 |
| align="left"|UK Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|96 |
References
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Category:Songs written by James Bourne