My Funny Friend and Me

"My Funny Friend and Me" is a song by English musician Sting. It was written by Sting and David Hartley for Walt Disney Pictures' 40th animated feature 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.[1]

"My Funny Friend and Me"
Single by Sting
from the album The Emperor's New Groove
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000
RecordedSummer 2000 at Westlake Recording Studios and Flyte Tyme Studios
GenrePop, R&B, blue-eyed soul, gospel
Length4:38
LabelWalt Disney, A&M
Songwriter(s)Sting, David Hartley
Producer(s)Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
co-produced by James "Big Jim" Wright
Sting singles chronology
""Perfect World"" "My Funny Friend and Me" ""Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song)""

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[2] 48
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 91
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 24

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
  1. Dansby, Andrew (March 26, 2001). "Dylan wins Oscar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. "Tutti i successi del 2001". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "Swisscharts.com – Sting – My Funny Friend And Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. "Sting Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2014.



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