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"So Called Friend"
Single by Texas
from the album Ricks Road
B-side	"You're the One I Want It For" "Tonight I Stay with You"
Released	30 August 1993 (1993-08-30)
Length	3:45
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Johnny McElhone Sharleen Spiteri
Producer(s)	Paul Fox
Texas singles chronology
"Tired of Being Alone" (1992) "So Called Friend" (1993) "You Owe It All to Me" (1993)
Music video
"So Called Friend" on YouTube

"So Called Friend" is a song by Scottish band Texas, released in August 1993 by Vertigo Records as the lead single from their third studio album, Ricks Road (1993). It was written by band members Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri, and produced by Paul Fox. The song reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number four in Portugal. It was also the theme song of American television sitcom Ellen.

Track listings

• 7-inch and cassette single

1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57

• CD1

1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57
3. "Tonight I Stay with You" – 4:12
4. "I've Been Missing You" – 3:15

• CD2

1. "So Called Friend" – 3:45
2. "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57
3. "Mothers Heaven" (French remix) – 4:13
4. "Tired of Being Alone" – 2:59

Charts

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week. 28 August 1993. p. 27.
2. Masterton, James (5 September 1993). "Week Ending September 11th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
3. So Called Friend (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXAS 9, 862 638-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. So Called Friend (UK cassette single sleeve). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXMC 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. So Called Friend (UK CD1 liner notes). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXCD 9, 862 639-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. So Called Friend (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Vertigo Records. 1993. TEXCX 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. "Texas – So Called Friend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 39. 25 September 1993. p. 21.
9. "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 40. 2 October 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
10. "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 41. 9 October 1993. p. 13.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
12. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 25 September 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

• 1993 singles
• 1993 songs
• Ellen (TV series)
• Songs written by Johnny McElhone
• Songs written by Sharleen Spiteri
• Television talk show theme songs
• Texas (band) songs
• Vertigo Records singles