My Friend Dario

"My Friend Dario"
Single by Vitalic
from the album OK Cowboy
Released	March 29, 2005
Format	12", CD
Genre	Electronica, electroclash
Label	Different/Pias

"My Friend Dario" is the first single from Vitalic's debut album, OK Cowboy. It is the first single from Vitalic to use "Brigitte", a vocal synthesis program.^[1] "No Fun", which is another track on OK Cowboy, also uses Brigitte.

The music video for "My Friend Dario" features a band mimicking instrumentation; the guitarists play air guitar and the drummer air drums. The lack of band instruments in the video reflect a statement made on Vitalic's website; that the instruments on his album OK Cowboy are entirely synthesized and that "the only thing he can't fake is the emotion that galvanizes his music."

The maxi-CD version of the single includes a live cover of Daniel Miller's "Warm Leatherette", performed on BBC Radio 1.^[2] The cover was later included in a collector's edition of OK Cowboy.

Single track listing

12"

1. "My Friend Dario" (extended mix) – 4:38
2. "My Friend Dario" (Dima prefers new beat mix) – 5:30

CD

1. "My Friend Dario" – 3:37
2. "My Friend Dario" (extended mix) – 4:38
3. "My Friend Dario" (Dima prefers new beat mix) – 5:30
4. "Warm Leatherette" (as heard on Radio 1)

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