# Friends Turbo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Friends_Turbo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Friends_Turbo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_Turbo > Source revision: 1156508529 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) "**Friends Turbo**" is a song by German [electronic dance](/source/Electronic_dance_music) band [Scooter](/source/Scooter_(band)), and the theme song to the German version of the Dutch film *[New Kids Turbo](/source/New_Kids_Turbo)*,[1] as well as the first single of their fifteenth studio album *[The Big Mash Up](/source/The_Big_Mash_Up)*. It was released on 15 April 2011, as a [CD single](/source/CD_single) and [download](/source/Music_download) release.[2] It is a newer, updated version of their track "[Friends](/source/Friends_(Scooter_song))" from [1995](/source/1995_in_music). ## Musical style and differences from the original The track is a return to Scooter's old [happy hardcore](/source/Happy_hardcore) style with influences from both [gabber](/source/Gabber) and [hardcore techno](/source/Hardcore_techno). Unlike their recent work from the albums *[Under the Radar Over the Top](/source/Under_the_Radar_Over_the_Top)* and *[Jumping All Over the World](/source/Jumping_All_Over_the_World)*, which has been strongly influenced by [hardstyle](/source/Hardstyle) and [jumpstyle](/source/Jumpstyle), respectively, "Friends Turbo" has a much higher [BPM](/source/Tempo), easily fitting into the happy hardcore genre. The track is recognizably different from the 1995 original, as more lyrics from band vocalist [H.P. Baxxter](/source/H.P._Baxxter) have been added, various other instruments have been introduced into the mix, and the drums/bassline has been completely reworked. The band also returns to their trademark high pitched vocal, this time slightly [autotuned](/source/Auto-Tune) to fit the 2011 sound. ## Music video The first news of the [music video](/source/Music_video) was released on 8 April 2011 on a Dutch news site, which reported that Scooter were filming the music video for their new single in the small village of [Maaskantje](/source/Maaskantje). The video shoot lasted two days, and involved the whole band and one character from the [New Kids](/source/New_Kids) series, Gerrie van Boven, played by Tim Haars.[3] There was reported news of a car accident on the set, which caused some concern as it was not made clear if it was part of the video or an actual accident. The music video for Friends Turbo was released on 17 April 2011. It was recorded in the Dutch town of Maaskantje, known for being the home of the New Kids. As the track is the theme song of the German version of the film "New Kids Turbo!", the music video is a montage of footage from the film and of band members [H.P. Baxxter](/source/H.P._Baxxter), [Rick J. Jordan](/source/Rick_J._Jordan), and [Michael Simon](/source/Michael_Simon_(DJ)) in Maaskantje. Gerrie, one of the New Kids, hits H.P. with his car, and takes several pictures of himself with him. Following this, the band members drive around the Dutch countryside with Gerrie, wreaking havoc and performing the tune and ignoring the incident that happened before with the car. At the end of the video, the band members leave the town, and Gerrie bids them farewell, shouting key phrases from their older singles like "it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!" from "[Move Your Ass!](/source/Move_Your_Ass!)" and "maximum respect to the whole European posse!" from "[Hyper Hyper](/source/Hyper_Hyper)".[4] ## In other media Dutch hardcore/happy hardcore [DJ Paul Elstak](/source/DJ_Paul_Elstak) did the theme song for the Dutch version of the film. His track was simply known as "Turbo!", and also had a music video featuring the New Kids.[5] Scooter sampled DJ Paul Elstak's "Rainbow in the Sky" on their 2009 album *[Under the Radar Over the Top](/source/Under_the_Radar_Over_the_Top)*. ## Charts Chart performance for "Friends Turbo" Chart (2011) Peak position ## References 1. [New Kids Turbo - Offizieller Trailer (Deutsch) HD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yI3oZVOHdM) YouTube.com 1. [Friends Turbo](http://scootertechno.com/gb-9-2-2-2-News.html#77) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120903072413/http://scootertechno.com/gb-9-2-2-2-News.html#77) 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine ScooterTechno.com 1. ["Omroep Brabant: Scooter neemt New Kids-videoclip op in Maaskantje"](http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/1533781153/Scooter+neemt+New+Kids-videoclip+op+in+Maaskantje.aspx). Omroepbrabant.nl. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 1. ["Scooter - Friends Turbo (Official Video HD)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRqAOyXL15Q&feature=feedu). YouTube. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 1. ["NEW KIDS ft Paul Elstak - TURBO"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQODLgW9I0w). 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2012-02-16. – via YouTube. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Friends Turbo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_Turbo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_Turbo?action=history)). 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