We Used to Be Friends

"We Used to Be Friends"
"We Used to Be Friends"
Single by The Dandy Warhols
from the album Welcome to the Monkey House
Released	2003
Genre	Power pop; alternative rock;
Length	3:19
Label	Capitol
Songwriters	Courtney Taylor-Taylor; Grant Nicholas; Bjorn Thorsrud;
The Dandy Warhols singles chronology

"We Used to Be Friends" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album Welcome to the Monkey House in 2003.

The single did not chart in the US but peaked at number 18 in the UK and 46 in Australia.

Content

The song bears a similar intro riff, chord progression and vocal melody to that of a Feeder song "Day In Day Out", and the band listed Grant Nicholas as co-writer to avoid a lawsuit.^[1]

Reception

NME praised the track, describing it as "a synthetic chatter of robotic handclaps and tweaky guitar fuzz, creamed off with a squeaky-clean chorus delivered in alarming falsetto".^[2]

Cultural references

The song is known for being the theme song to the TV series Veronica Mars, and was also notably featured in episodes of The O.C.^[3] and Wonderfalls, as well as the FIFA Football 2004 soundtrack. It was also the theme song to Australian reality series My Restaurant Rules, and was featured as background music in the LucasArts video game Thrillville: Off the Rails.

In 2011, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional covered the song on his album Covered in the Flood. Alejandro Escovedo recorded a new acoustic version for the soundtrack of the 2014 film adaptation Veronica Mars.^[3] Chrissie Hynde covered the song for season 4 of Veronica Mars.^[4]

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Used to Be Friends"		3:20
2.	"Call Me" (Blondie cover)	Debbie Harry and Giorgio Moroder	3:32
3.	"Relax" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover)	Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O'Toole	3:49

7" vinyl

"We Used to Be Friends"
"Minnesoter" (Thee Slayer Hippie Mix)

DVD

"We Used to Be Friends" (video)
"Bohemian Like You" (Boston Dave Mix)
"Minnesoter" (Thee Slayer Hippie Mix)
An Introduction to The Dandy Warhols

Charts

Chart performance for "We Used to Be Friends"
Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	46
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	45
Italy (FIMI)^[7]	42
Scotland (OCC)^[8]	16
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	18

References

^ Ryan, Gary (September 16, 2019). "Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – Grant Nicholas, Feeder". NME. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ Louis Pattison (May 14, 2003). "Dandy Warhols : We Used To Be Friends". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Bahr, Lindsey (March 3, 2014). "'Veronica Mars' soundtrack: Listen to new take on 'We Used to Be Friends'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ Truffaut-Wong, Olivia (July 19, 2019). "The 'Veronica Mars' Season 4 Theme Song Puts A New Twist On The Early 2000s Anthem". Bustle. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ "The Dandy Warhols – We Used to Be Friends". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Dandy Warhols". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
^ "The Dandy Warhols – We Used to Be Friends". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

External links

"We Used to Be Friends" at Discogs (list of releases)
"We Used to Be Friends" music video on YouTube

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[1] Ryan, Gary (September 16, 2019). "Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – Grant Nicholas, Feeder". NME. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[2] Louis Pattison (May 14, 2003). "Dandy Warhols : We Used To Be Friends". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[:0-3] Bahr, Lindsey (March 3, 2014). "'Veronica Mars' soundtrack: Listen to new take on 'We Used to Be Friends'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[4] Truffaut-Wong, Olivia (July 19, 2019). "The 'Veronica Mars' Season 4 Theme Song Puts A New Twist On The Early 2000s Anthem". Bustle. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[sc_Australia_The_Dandy_Warhols-5] "The Dandy Warhols – We Used to Be Friends". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

[sc_Ireland3_The_Dandy_Warhols-6] "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Dandy Warhols". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

[sc_Italy_The_Dandy_Warhols-7] "The Dandy Warhols – We Used to Be Friends". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

[sc_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

[sc_UK_-9] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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v t e The Dandy Warhols
Courtney Taylor-Taylor Peter Holmström Zia McCabe Brent DeBoer Eric Hedford
Studio albums	Dandys Rule OK ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Welcome to the Monkey House The Black Album Odditorium or Warlords of Mars ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... The Dandy Warhols Are Sound This Machine Distortland Why You So Crazy Tafelmuzik Means More When You're Alone Rockmaker
Compilation albums	Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols The Capitol Years 1995–2007
Singles	"Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" "Get Off" "Bohemian Like You" "Godless" "We Used to Be Friends" "You Were the Last High" "Plan A" "Horny as a Dandy" "Primary" "Blackbird" "You Are Killing Me"
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