New Friend Request

"New Friend Request"
Single by Gym Class Heroes
from the album As Cruel as School Children
Released	2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Alternative hip hop, alternative rock
Length	4:00
Label	Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen
Songwriters	Samuel Hollander David Katz Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo Travis McCoy Matthew McGinley
Producer	S*A*M & Sluggo
Gym Class Heroes singles chronology
"The Queen and I" (2006) "New Friend Request" (2006) "Cupid's Chokehold" (2007)
Music video
"New Friend Request" on YouTube

"New Friend Request" is a song by American rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, released as the second single from their third studio album, As Cruel as School Children (2006).

Overview

"New Friend Request" was inspired by a true story of how lead vocalist Travie McCoy pursued a woman on MySpace. The song references the social networking site's influence on his romantic life.

The single was released on 23 October in the UK and was the band's second consecutive single to be a non-chart qualifier as both physical formats contained a sticker, which is against UK chart rules regarding promotional pack-ins.^{[citation needed]}

A remix, produced by Hi-Tek, is featured on the soundtrack album Snakes on a Plane: The Album.

Music video

The music video for "New Friend Request" is a MySpace-themed video. It has people that are depicted as "friends" on MySpace, and Travie McCoy has to add friends on his MySpace page. He has trouble finding friends, because most of them have flaws and he is trying to find the perfect ones. At the end, he ends up finding friends and something better—a girlfriend.

Formats and track listings

CD

1. "New Friend Request"
2. "Make Out Club" (live in Pittsburgh)

CD (Remix)

1. "New Friend Request" (radio version remix) featuring Papoose
2. "New Friend Request" (instrumental)

7" vinyl

1. "New Friend Request"
2. "Artwork Etching"

References

External links

• New Friend Request at AllMusic. Retrieved 18:38, 6 December 2020 (UTC).