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"'''Friends of P.'''" is the first single from [[The Rentals]]' debut | "'''Friends of P.'''" is the second track and first single from [[The Rentals]]' 1995 debut, ''[[Return of the Rentals]]''. | ||
==Overview== | |||
Supposedly, "Friends of P." is influenced by [[Weezer]] being constantly asked if they were able to meet model Paulina Porizkova, wife of producer [[Ric Ocasek]], while working on ''[[The Blue Album]]''. | |||
==Releases== | |||
There were multiple versions of singles released. Three different non-LP b-sides surfaced with these releases, including "So Soon" (which became "[[The Cruise]]" on ''[[Seven More Minutes]]''), and a demo version of the title track. The 'aternative' version of "[[The Love I'm Searching For]]" is the same as the ''[[For The Ladies]]'' version. | There were multiple versions of singles released. Three different non-LP b-sides surfaced with these releases, including "So Soon" (which became "[[The Cruise]]" on ''[[Seven More Minutes]]''), and a demo version of the title track. The 'aternative' version of "[[The Love I'm Searching For]]" is the same as the ''[[For The Ladies]]'' version. | ||
==Alternate versions== | |||
Multiple versions of "Friends of P.", including the demo from the promo single, appeared on the 2001 fan club-exclusive release ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''. | |||
==Covers== | |||
During 2008, the band [[Tokyo Police Club]] covered this song on a digital-only Rentals tribute EP, and on the final date as the opening artists on Weezer's [[Troublemaker Tour]]. | During 2008, the band [[Tokyo Police Club]] covered this song on a digital-only Rentals tribute EP, and on the final date as the opening artists on Weezer's [[Troublemaker Tour]]. | ||
== | ==Track listing== | ||
===promo EP=== | |||
#"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31 | #"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31 | ||
#"[[Naive]]" (LP version) 2:20 | #"[[Naive]]" (LP version) 2:20 | ||
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#"Friends of P." (4-track demo recorded at Gramercy Park Hotel Room 1020) 3:24 | #"Friends of P." (4-track demo recorded at Gramercy Park Hotel Room 1020) 3:24 | ||
===US retail card sleeve CD, cassingle, and 7"=== | |||
#"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31 | #"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31 | ||
#"[[The Cruise|So Soon]]" (non-LP track) 4:21 | #"[[The Cruise|So Soon]]" (non-LP track) 4:21 | ||
===UK/Euro CD=== | |||
#"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31 | #"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31 | ||
#"So Soon" (non-LP track) 4:21 | #"So Soon" (non-LP track) 4:21 | ||