My Funny Friend and Me

"My Funny Friend and Me" is a song by English musician Sting. It was written by Sting and David Hartley for Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Emperor's New Groove. When the film began development in 1994 under the title Kingdom of the Sun, Sting was hired to write the film's songs. Released in November 2000, the track reached 24 on the American Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.^[1]

"My Funny Friend and Me"
Single by Sting
from the album The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack
Released	November 14, 2000
Recorded	Summer 2000
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios and Flyte Tyme Studios
Genre	Pop R&B blue-eyed soul gospel
Length	4:38 (album version) 4:27 (radio edit)
Label	Walt Disney A&M
Songwriter(s)	Sting David Hartley
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis co-produced by James "Big Jim" Wright
Sting singles chronology
"My Funny Friend and Me" ""Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song)""

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2]	91
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3]	24

Personnel

• Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Co-produced by "Big Jim" Wright
• Vocals recorded by Dave Rideau (assisted by Pablo Munguia) at Westlake Audio
• Track and background vocals recorded and mixed by Steve Hodge (assisted by Brad Yost and Xavier Smith) at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
• Background vocals: Terry Lewis, Big Jim, Tony Tolbert and James Grear
• Guitar: Dave Barry
• Drum programming: Alex Richbourg
• Additional instruments: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis