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"'''Friends of P.'''" is the third track and first single from [[The Rentals]]' 1995 debut, "''[[Return of the Rentals]]''."
"'''Friends of P.'''" is the third track and first single from [[the Rentals]]' [[1995]] debut, ''[[Return of the Rentals]]''.
 
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*"''Friends of P.''" - Promo EP (1995)
*''Friends of P.'' - Promo EP (1995)
*"''[[Return of the Rentals]]''" - (1995)
*''[[Return of the Rentals]]'' - (1995)
*"''Friends of P.''" - US retail card sleeve CD, cassingle, and 7" (1995)
*''Friends of P.'' - US retail card sleeve CD, cassingle, and 7" (1995)
*"''Friends of P.''" - UK/Euro CD (1995)
*''Friends of P.'' - UK/Euro CD (1995)


==Overview==
==Overview==
"Friends of P." is arguably The Rentals' most popular song, and it has been pinned as their "one hit wonder" many times. Multiple versions of "Friends of P." exist. One version, Matt's 4-track demo, can be found on a promo single, and another demo version appeared on the 2001 fan club-exclusive release ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''.
"Friends of P." is the Rentals' most successful single, peaking at number 7 on ''Billboard'''s Modern Rock Tracks chart. Multiple versions of "Friends of P." exist. One version, Matt Sharp's 4-track demo, can be found on a promo single, and another demo version appeared on the 2001 fan club-exclusive release ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''.
 
When the song was initially released, the band was constantly questioned as to who the "P" was that the song referenced in it's title lyric. Front man [[Matt Sharp]] finally confessed that "P" was a reference to Paulina Porizkova, the wife of [[Weezer's]] producer for "''[[The Blue Album]]''," [[Ric Ocasek]].
 
==Album art==
The album art for the "Friends of P." single shows both [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Petra Haden]] without their heads. [[Karl Koch]] explains:<blockquote>[[Geffen]] did not allow its recording artists Patrick Wilson and Petra Haden's faces on the artwork, so Matt had their heads photoshopped away. This rather haunting image also appeared on large promo posters!</blockquote>


When the song was initially released, the band was constantly questioned as to who the "P" was that the song referenced in it's title lyric. [[Matt Sharp]] finally admitted in [[Chart Attack interview with Matt Sharp - November 8, 2006
|an interview]] that "P" was a reference to Paulina Porizkova, the wife of [[Weezer's]] producer for ''[[The Blue Album]]'', [[Ric Ocasek]]. The album art for the "Friends of P." single shows both [[Patrick Wilson]] and [[Petra Haden]] without their heads. [[Karl Koch]] explained: "[[Geffen]] did not allow its recording artists Patrick Wilson and Petra Haden's faces on the artwork, so Matt had their heads photoshopped away. This rather haunting image also appeared on large promo posters!"
==Covers==
==Covers==
In [[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]].
In [[2008]], the band [[Tokyo Police Club]] covered this song on a digital-only Rentals tribute EP, ''[[Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals]]'' (released in Japan as ''Lost Out in the Machinery: The Songs of The Rentals'') and on the final date as the opening artists on Weezer's [[Troublemaker Tour]].
 
==Music video==
==Music video==
"Friends of P"'s music video was responsible for the bulk of the song's exposure. It features Russian subtitles of the song's lyrics throughout the video, as this was the period in the band's history when they were jokingly claiming to be from that area of the world. Also notable in the video is the blank expressions of all the band members while they perform. [[Weezer]] drummer [[Patrick Wilson]] is featured in the video, as he was the drummer for The Rentals at that point.
"Friends of P"'s music video was responsible for the bulk of the song's exposure. According to Matt Sharp, the video was filmed on [[Rod Cervera]]'s World War II-era camera [https://www.pastemagazine.com/noisetrade/music/the-rentals/sep-24-2007-daytrotter-studio-rock-island-il]. The video portrays the band as vaguely Eastern-European setting, with the song's lyrics subtitled in Russian. According to Sharp in an interview with Matt Pinfield on ''120 Minutes'', the idea came from "[Sharp] and [[Tom Grimley]] playing so much Intellivision" and suggested that, because Sharp was already on the DGC label with Weezer, they decided to "make it so we weren't even from this country and I didn't have anything to do with anything from America at all." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5S-1Mt8DJs] Sharp, during this period, would put on an Eastern-European accent during appearances such as Weezer interviews and at the 1995 Video Music Awards. A still from the video shoot was used for the ''Return of the Rentals'' album cover.


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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===promo EP===
{| class="wikitable"
#"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
#"[[Naïve]]" (LP version) 2:20
|-
#"[[The Love I'm Searching For]]" (''[[For The Ladies]]'' version) 4:23
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friends of p.jpg|100px]]
#"Friends of P." (4-track demo recorded at Gramercy Park Hotel Room 1020) 3:24
|width="280" "align="left" valign="top"|
 
*'''Origin''': United States
===US retail card sleeve CD, cassingle, and 7"===
*'''Catalog no''': 9 17720-2
#"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31
*'''Tracklist''':
#"[[The Cruise|So Soon]]" (non-LP track) 4:21
#"Friends of P."
 
#"[[So Soon]]"
===UK/Euro CD===
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
#"Friends of P." (LP version) 3:31
*'''Notes''':
#"So Soon" (non-LP track) 4:21
**CD
#"The Love I'm Searching For" (alternative version) 4:24
|-
 
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friends of p.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" "align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': 9362-43632-2
*'''Tracklist''':
#"Friends of P."
#"[[So Soon]]" (Previously unreleased)
#"The Love I'm Searching For" (Alt. version)
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**CD
**Published by Powhatan Street Music, BMI
**Alt. version of "The Love I'm Searching For" is from the ''[[For The Ladies]]'' sessions.
|-
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friendsofp vinyl.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': 7-17720
*'''Tracklist''':
**A. "Friends of P." (Album version)
**B. "So Soon" (Previously Unreleased)
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**7-inch 45 RPM single
|-
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friendsofp vinyl.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': 7-17720
*'''Tracklist''':
**A. "Friends of P." (Album version)
**B. "[[The Love I'm Searching For]]" (Outtake From the "Four Ladies" Sessions)
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**7-inch 45 RPM single
**Same barcode and catalog number as the other 7" but with a different b-side.
**Comes in a generic sleeve.
**Some versions misprinted with a label for John Hiatt's "Shredding The Document" on the A side.
|-
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friendsofp promo.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': PRO-CD-7848
*'''Tracklist''':
#"Friends of P."
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**CD
**Promotion Only - Not For Sale
|-
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friendsofp promo.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': PRO-CD-7836
*'''Tracklist''':
#"Friends of P." (Album version)
#"Naive" (Album version)
#"The Love I'm Searching For" (Outtake from "[[For The Ladies]]" Sessions, Recorded at Poop Alley)
#"Friends of P." (Recorded At Gramercy Park Hotel, Room 1020 On Matt's 4-Track)
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**CD
**Promotion Only - Not For Sale
|-
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friendsofpcassette1.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': WO340C
*'''Tracklist''':
**A1. "Friends of P."
**A2. "So Soon"
**B1. "Friends of P."
**B2. "So Soon"
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**Cassette
|-
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friendsofpwhitecassette.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': MAV001
*'''Tracklist''':
**A1. "Friends of P."
**A2. "Waiting"
**B1. "Friends of P."
**B2. "Waiting"
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**Cassette
|-
|width="110" align="center"|[[image:Friendsofpwhitecassette.jpg|100px]]
|width="280" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Origin''': United States
*'''Catalog no''': MAV002
*'''Tracklist''':
**A1. "Friends of P."
**A2. "So Soon"
**B1. "Friends of P."
**B2. "So Soon"
|width="330" align="left" valign="top"|
*'''Notes''':
**Cassette
|-
|}
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>I'm a good guy for a gal
<poem>I'm a good guy for a gal
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