Are "Friends" Electric?
| "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | ||||
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| Single by Tubeway Army | ||||
| from the album Replicas | ||||
| B-side | "We Are So Fragile" | |||
| Released | 4 May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1979 | |||
| Studio | Gooseberry Sound Studios (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
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| Label | Beggars Banquet (BEG 18) | |||
| Songwriter | Gary Numan | |||
| Producer | Gary Numan | |||
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"Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song by the English new wave band Tubeway Army. Taken from their album Replicas, it was released as a single in May 1979 and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks. It was written and produced by Gary Numan, the band's frontman and lead vocalist. It was also the band's last single before breaking up.