My Funny Friend and Me

"My Funny Friend and Me"
"My Funny Friend and Me"
Single by Sting
from the album The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack
Released	14 November 2000 (2000-11-14)
Recorded	Summer 2000
Studio	Westlake (California); Flyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota);
Genre	Pop; R&B; blue-eyed soul; gospel;
Length	4:38 (album version); 4:27 (radio edit);
Label	Walt Disney; A&M;
Composers	Sting; David Hartley;
Lyricist	Sting
Producers	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; James "Big Jim" Wright (co-producer);
Sting singles chronology

2000 single by Sting

"My Funny Friend and Me" is a song by English musician Sting. It was written by Sting and David Hartley for the Walt Disney Pictures animated 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 No. 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]

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

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[2]	91
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	24

References

↑ Dansby, Andrew (26 March 2001). "Dylan wins Oscar". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
↑ "Sting – My Funny Friend And Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

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[oscar-1] Dansby, Andrew (26 March 2001). "Dylan wins Oscar". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[sc_Switzerland_Sting-2] "Sting – My Funny Friend And Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

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v t e Walt Disney Animation music
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Category

v t e Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song
1990s	"When You Believe" – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1998) "Music of My Heart" – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren (1999)
2000s	"My Funny Friend and Me" – Music by David Hartley and Sting; Lyrics by Sting (2000) "May It Be" – Music and Lyrics by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan / "Vanilla Sky" – Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney (2001) "Lose Yourself" – Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bass, Eminem and Luis Resto (2002) "A Mighty Wind" – Music and Lyrics by Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and Michael McKean (2003) "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and Lyrics by Mick Jagger and David Stewart (2004) "Hustle & Flow" – Music and Lyrics by Terrence Howard (2005) "Listen" – Music and Lyrics by Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger and Anne Preven (2006) "Falling Slowly" – Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007) "The Wrestler" – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008) "The Weary Kind" – Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)
2010s	"If I Rise" – Music and Lyrics by Rollo Armstrong, Dido and A. R. Rahman (2010) "Life's a Happy Song" – Music and Lyrics by Bret McKenzie (2011) "Skyfall" – Music and Lyrics by Adele and Paul Epworth (2012) "Let It Go" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013) "Glory" – Music and Lyrics by Common and John Legend (2014) "See You Again" – Music and Lyrics by Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth (2015) "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016) "Remember Me" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017) "Shallow" – Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (2018) "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" – Music and Lyrics by Mary Steenburgen / "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019)
2020s	"Speak Now" – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Odom Jr. and Sam Ashworth (2020) "No Time to Die" – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021) "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022) "I'm Just Ken" – Music and Lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (2023) "El Mal" – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024) "Golden" – Music by Joong Gyu-kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, and Park Hong-jun; Lyrics by Kim Eun-jae and Mark Sonnenblick (2025)