My Funny Friend and Me

{{short description|2000 song by Sting}}

{{Infobox song

| name = My Funny Friend and Me

| type = single

| artist = Sting

| album = The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack

| released = November 14, 2000

| recorded = Summer 2000

| studio = Westlake Recording Studios and Flyte Tyme Studios

| genre = *Pop

| length = 4:38 (album version)

4:27 (radio edit)

| label = *Walt Disney

| writer = *Sting

| producer = Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
co-produced by James "Big Jim" Wright

| next_title = "Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song)"

}}

"My Funny Friend and Me" is a song by English musician Sting. It was written by Sting and David Hartley for Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Emperor's New Groove. When the film began development in 1994 under the title Kingdom of the Sun, Sting was hired to write the film's songs. Released in November 2000, the track reached 24 on the American Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.{{cite magazine| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dylan-wins-oscar-20010326| title = Dylan wins Oscar| author = Dansby, Andrew| date = March 26, 2001| access-date = November 28, 2016| magazine = Rolling Stone}}

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col"|Chart (2001)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Switzerland|91|artist=Sting|song=My Funny Friend And Me|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|24|artist=Sting|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 October 2014}}

Personnel

  • Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
  • Co-produced by "Big Jim" Wright
  • Vocals recorded by Dave Rideau (assisted by Pablo Munguia) at Westlake Audio
  • Track and background vocals recorded and mixed by Steve Hodge (assisted by Brad Yost and Xavier Smith) at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
  • Background vocals: Terry Lewis, Big Jim, Tony Tolbert and James Grear
  • Guitar: Dave Barry
  • Drum programming: Alex Richbourg
  • Additional instruments: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

References