<sod>On the 9th of April 2009 the single entered the [[Irish Singles Chart]] at 32<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50/2009/15 |title=Ireland Singles Top 50 (April 9, 2009) - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |date=2009-04-09 |accessdate=2011-09-01}}</ref> and the [[UK Singles Chart]] at 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/28+000+Friends#single|title=The Official Charts Company - 28 000 Friends by Eoghan Quigg Search |date=11 July 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref> The BBC's Chart Blog gave the song one star out of five.<ref>{{cite web|author=Fraser McAlpine |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/03/eoghan_quigg_28000_friends.shtml |title=Chart Blog: Eoghan Quigg - '28,000 Friends' |publisher=BBC |date=2009-03-30 |accessdate=2011-09-01}}</ref> Music-News.com gave the song two stars out of five. They criticised the lyrical content and the production, saying: "with weak instrumental and percussion, you’d be forgiven in thinking it was recorded on a [[Fisher Price]] product".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Eoghan-Quigg&nReviewID=4355|title=Single Review: Eoghan Quigg - 28,000 Friends|publisher=Music-News.com|date=6 April 2009|accessdate=4 June 2013}}</ref><eod>
<sod>On the 9th of April 2009 the single entered the [[Irish Singles Chart]] at 32<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50/2009/15 |title=Ireland Singles Top 50 (April 9, 2009) - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |date=2009-04-09 |accessdate=2011-09-01}}</ref> and the [[UK Singles Chart]] at 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/28+000+Friends#single |title=The Official Charts Company - 28 000 Friends by Eoghan Quigg Search |date=11 July 2013 |publisher=The Official Charts Company }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The BBC's Chart Blog gave the song one star out of five.<ref>{{cite web|author=Fraser McAlpine |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/03/eoghan_quigg_28000_friends.shtml |title=Chart Blog: Eoghan Quigg - '28,000 Friends' |publisher=BBC |date=2009-03-30 |accessdate=2011-09-01}}</ref> Music-News.com gave the song two stars out of five. They criticised the lyrical content and the production, saying: "with weak instrumental and percussion, you’d be forgiven in thinking it was recorded on a [[Fisher Price]] product".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Eoghan-Quigg&nReviewID=4355|title=Single Review: Eoghan Quigg - 28,000 Friends|publisher=Music-News.com|date=6 April 2009|accessdate=4 June 2013}}</ref><eod>