"Friday's Child"
Single by Will Young
from the album Friday's Child
Released5 July 2004 (2004-07-05)
Length
  • 9:02 (album version)
  • 4:10 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Lipson
Will Young singles chronology
"Your Game"
(2004)		 "Friday's Child"
(2004)		 "Switch It On"
(2005)

"Friday's Child" is a song by British singer Will Young. It was written by Stephen Lee and Dina Taylor and produced by Stephen Lipson for Young's second studio album, Friday's Child (2003), based on original production by Lee. The song was released as the album's third single on 5 July 2004. "Friday's Child" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart (his first not to reach the top three) and number 31 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Music video

A video for "Friday's Child" was directed by Dougal Wilson and inspired by Young's grandfather who swam in the Olympics.[1] It depicts Young on his journey to ultimately becoming an Olympic Games swimmer. He is seen starting lessons with armbands and later with floats, then undertaking lifesaving lessons and doing time-trials with an instructor. At the second chorus he is seen taking part in a swimming race, which he wins. A representative for the Olympic Games is among the spectators and is seen holding a clipboard, which the camera zooms into paperwork on the clipboard bearing the question "Good enough for Olympics?" to which the 'yes' box is ticked. He later becomes the new Olympic champion when representing England at swimming in the Olympic Games. The last shots of the video depict him on the podium with a gold medal at the Olympics and later swimming the English Channel and being presented with a medal for his efforts.

Track listings

UK and Irish CD1[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Friday's Child" (single version)
4:10
2."Hey Ya"Benjmain AndreLipson4:27
3."Friday's Child" (Andy Cato 12-inch mix)
  • Lee
  • Taylor
6:01
4."Friday's Child" (video)  7:37
UK and Irish CD2[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Friday's Child" (single version)
  • Lee
  • Taylor
4:10
2."Friday's Child" (Andy Cato 12-inch mix)
  • Lee
  • Taylor
6:01
Digital download[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Friday's Child" (live at Wembley)
  • Lee
  • Taylor
5:47

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes original producer(s)
  • ^[b] denotes remix producer(s)

Credits and personnel

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Friday's Child"
Region Date Label Format Ref(s)
United Kingdom 5 July 2004 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Grandfather Inspires Will Young's New Video". popdirt.com. June 9, 2004. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Friday's Child (UK & Irish CD1 liner notes). Will Young. BMG UK & Ireland. 2004. 82876 623932.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Friday's Child (UK & Irish CD2 liner notes). Will Young. BMG UK & Ireland. 2004. 82876 634152.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Friday's Child – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 30. 24 July 2004. p. 63. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Will Young". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 3 July 2004. p. 23.
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