More Than a Friend

More Than a Friend is a single by GIRLI. Released on May 28, 2021, it serves as the 1st and opening track of her fourth extended play (EP), Damsel in Distress, as well as its lead single.
==Background==
More Than a Friend was influenced by artist and band Tove Lo and Tegan and Sara respectively, who GIRLI listens to since she was a teenager.https://gigwise.com/features/3407395/interview--girli-on-writing-for-bts--feeling-powerful---her-damsel-in-distress-era In a June 2022 interview with Paper Magazine, she revealed she had asked the duo to feature on a remix of the single. However, they were not able to, as they were completing an album.https://www.papermag.com/girli-damsel-in-distress
The song was written in London and Stockholm with longtime friend and collaborator July Jones. In a November 2021 interview with Live Manchester, GIRLI stated:https://www.live-manchester.co.uk/in-interview-girli-qa
In a June 2021 interview with Gig Goer, she explained:
A year later, in a June 2022 interview with Paper Magazine, when asked whether the events of the track described a real life experience, GIRLI responded:
In November 2022, she told Diva Magazine, in response to More Than a Friend becoming a viral queer anthem during Pride Month 2021:https://diva-magazine.com/2022/11/03/girli-diva-interview
==Theme==
In May 2021, GIRLI told NME the single was autobiographical:https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-girlis-emotive-new-song-more-than-a-friend-2951167
==Trivia==
*In a Pop Crave interview, when asked which song she was most excited to play live, GIRLI responded:https://popcrave.com/pop-crave-exclusive-girli-interview
**In a November 2021 interview with Live Manchester, when discussing which Damsel in Distress track she particularly looked forward to playing, GIRLI also mentioned More Than a Friend: "My audience is largely LGBTQIA+ and this song feels like a love letter to that community".
==Music Video==
==Official Versions==
==Lyrics==
==Credits==
===Personnel===
*Vocals - GIRLI
===Technical===
*Writers - GIRLI, July Jones, Tannergard
*Producer - Tannergard
==References==
==Navigation==
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