So Called Friend

"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"
Released30 August 1993 (1993-08-30)[1]
Length3:45
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)
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.[2]

  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.