The Magic Friend

"The Magic Friend"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Get Ready!
Released	August 1992
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 7", 12"
Recorded	1992
Genre	Eurodance
Label	Byte, Zyx, PWL
Writer(s)	P. Neefs, Ray Slijngaard
Producer(s)	Phil Wilde, Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Workaholic" (1991) "The Magic Friend" (1992) "No Limit" (1992) UK cover

"The Magic Friend" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.^[1]

Release and reception

The Magic Friend was released in August 1992 as the fourth and final single from 2 Unlimited's debut album Get Ready!. The UK release once again omitted Ray Slijngaard's rap, but did include the vocals from Anita Doth.

The release scored chart success in many European countries with its highest peak coming in Finland where it topped the charts.

Track listings

Belgian CD single

1. "The Magic Friend" (Vocal Edit) (3:43)
2. "The Magic Friend" (Instrumental Edit) (3:02)
3. "The Magic Friend" (Extended Version) (5:14)
4. "The Magic Friend" (Rio & Le Jean Remix) (5:15)
5. "The Magic Friend" (Automatic Remix) (4:23)
6. "Murphy's Megamix" (5:40)
7. "Automatic Megamix" (4:55)

German CD maxi

1. "The Magic Friend" (Vocal Edit) (3:43)
2. "The Magic Friend" (Instrumental Edit) (3:02)
3. "The Magic Friend" (Extended) (5:14)
4. "The Magic Friend" (Rio & Le Jean Remix) (5:05)
5. "Murphy's Megamix" (5:40)
6. "Automatic Megamix" (4:55)

UK CD single

1. "The Magic Friend" (7" Edit) [aka Instrumental Edit] (3:02)
2. "The Magic Friend" (Automatic Remix) (4:23)
3. "The Magic Friend" (Rio & Le Jean Remix) (5:15)
4. "Automatic Megamix" (4:55)

7" single

1. "The Magic Friend" (Vocal Edit) (3:43)
2. "The Magic Friend" (Instrumental Edit) (3:02)

12" maxi

1. "The Magic Friend" (Automatic Remix) (4:23)
2. "The Magic Friend" (Rio & Le Jean Mix) (5:15)
3. "Automatic Megamix" (4:55)
4. "Murphy's Megamix" (5:40)

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 16 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 26 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 4 Canada (RPM) 26 Canada Dance (RPM)[4] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 1 Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 17 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 3 MTV Europe 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 5 Spain (AFYVE) 9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 27 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[8] 11 End of year charts End of year chart (1992) Position Dutch Top 40[9] 49

References

1. "Allmusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
2. "The Magic Friend", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
3. "Ultratop.be – 2 Unlimited – The Magic Friend" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. Canada dance peak
5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
6. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
7. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
8. UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
9. "Single top 100 over 1992" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics