Song · Cranes
“Beautiful Friend” by Cranes
From the album Loved (1994)
“Beautiful Friend” by Cranes appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 1994 on the album Loved. Its best result is #1820 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,147 alternative song of all time.
"Beautiful Friend" comes from Loved, the third album from English band Cranes, released on Dedicated in September 1994. Alison Shaw and Jim Shaw wrote it, and the band produced and engineered it themselves.
Trouser Press's Greg Fasolino singled it out, hearing odd squeaks and far-off whammy-bar twang stitched cleverly into a strange cross between ambient music and the Western. It sits on a record where, by the Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music's account, Alison Shaw's voice had moved noticeably further forward in the mix than on earlier Cranes releases, even as the music stayed anchored in dream pop.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1820 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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