My Friend Dario


"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. "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. The cover was later included in a collector's edition of OK Cowboy.
In an interview with Pascal Arbez in CMJ [New Music Monthly], Arbez dialogued:
The song appears in the EA video games FIFA 06 and Need for Speed: Carbon. It also features in Riders Republic, developed by Ubisoft Annecy.
It was also used as a catwalk soundtrack for both Versace and Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2005 show.

Single track listing

;12"
  1. "My Friend Dario" – 4:38
  2. "My Friend Dario" – 5:30
;CD
  1. "My Friend Dario" – 3:37
  2. "My Friend Dario" – 4:38
  3. "My Friend Dario" – 5:30
  4. "Warm Leatherette"