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Friends

song by Marshmello and Anne-Marie

Not who you're looking for? Others named Friends: American sitcom (1994–2004) · 1968 album by the Beach Boys · South Korean-Japanese television miniseries · 1971 film directed by Lewis Gilbert

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Overview

"Friends" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American DJ and producer Marshmello and English singer Anne-Marie. It was written by the artists, and Nat Dunn. The song was released via Joytime Collective and Asylum Records on February 9, 2018, as the fifth single from Anne-Marie's debut studio album, Speak Your Mind (2018). A lyric video was released on the same day. The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Friends" was the ninth best-selling single of 2018 with sales of 9.6 million track-equivalent units according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Background and release In 2016, Marshmello remixed Anne-Marie's song "Alarm". Fond of the remix, Anne-Marie wanted to collaborate with Marshmello, and eventually they met in a studio in London, where production of the song commenced. Initially Marshmello played some guitar, piano, synth and drum loops; listening to every single one they decided to proceed with guitar. Anne-Marie wrote the lyrics for the song corresponding to the loop. The major lyrics and drum sessions were completed in thirty minutes. Following next two hours, they completed the entire lyric session and the whole song was completed in three hours. On February 4, 2018, both artists posted a teaser image for the single on social media, revealing the song's release date. They later posted a short audio clip on February 7, 2018. Speaking about the song with London Evening Standard, Anne-Marie said: "The idea came from a boy that I know that's my friend and he kind of he wanted to be more than my friend and I was like 'look brother how many times do I have to tell you we're just friends'. I thought it would be funny to write a song about it and there weren't that many songs about it and it works for Valentine's day for all the people who are single. I don't ever want him to know that it's about him because it's awkward. I do feel a bit bad but I'm trying to forget that it's about him and think about how funny it is about the situation." Anne-Marie wrote on Genius: "I think this is the friend-zone anthem because I don't think there's been any other songs like this. I don't know if I've heard this, like this blatant in a song before. Like if you're trying to put someone in the friend zone, you can send them this song. And then everything will be sweet. That's why I feel like it's the friend-zone anthem."

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Notable quotes

“my friend He was quite a dear, but very naughty. He would tell the filthiest jokes right up until the cameras started rolling, so one had to compose oneself before the scene started. He had originally been a dentist which always amused me because he had the worst teeth!”
— June Lockhart
“The only way to have a good friend is to be one.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays (1841), Of Friendship.
“A more appropriate adjective for measuring the degree of a friendship should be “good” – how good, rather than “close” – how close. A good friend is not necessarily close; a close friend is not necessarily good.”
— John Newton, Ph.D., Complete Conduct Principles for the 21st Century (2000), p. 45. .
“Death is mighty, and is no one's friend.”
— Roger Zelazny, Lord of Light (1967).
“In Friendship we only see those faults which may be prejudicial to our friends. In love we see no faults but those by which we suffer ourselves.”
— Jean de La Bruyère, The Characters or Manners of the Present Age (1688), Chapter V.
“A good man is the best friend, and therefore soonest to be chosen, longest to be retained, and indeed never to be parted with, unless he cease to be that for which he was chosen.”
— Jeremy Taylor, p. 254.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Friends: American sitcom (1994–2004) · 1968 album by the Beach Boys · South Korean-Japanese television miniseries · 1971 film directed by Lewis Gilbert

Notable quotes

“my friend He was quite a dear, but very naughty. He would tell the filthiest jokes right up until the cameras started rolling, so one had to compose oneself before the scene started. He had originally been a dentist which always amused me because he had the worst teeth!”
— June Lockhart
“The only way to have a good friend is to be one.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays (1841), Of Friendship.
“A more appropriate adjective for measuring the degree of a friendship should be “good” – how good, rather than “close” – how close. A good friend is not necessarily close; a close friend is not necessarily good.”
— John Newton, Ph.D., Complete Conduct Principles for the 21st Century (2000), p. 45. .
“Death is mighty, and is no one's friend.”
— Roger Zelazny, Lord of Light (1967).
“In Friendship we only see those faults which may be prejudicial to our friends. In love we see no faults but those by which we suffer ourselves.”
— Jean de La Bruyère, The Characters or Manners of the Present Age (1688), Chapter V.
“A good man is the best friend, and therefore soonest to be chosen, longest to be retained, and indeed never to be parted with, unless he cease to be that for which he was chosen.”
— Jeremy Taylor, p. 254.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

"Friends" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American DJ and producer Marshmello and English singer Anne-Marie. It was written by the artists, and Nat Dunn. The song was released via Joytime Collective and Asylum Records on February 9, 2018, as the fifth single from Anne-Marie's debut studio album, Speak Your Mind (2018). A lyric video was released on the same day. The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Friends" was the ninth best-selling single of 2018 with sales of 9.6 million track-equivalent units according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Background and release In 2016, Marshmello remixed Anne-Marie's song "Alarm". Fond of the remix, Anne-Marie wanted to collaborate with Marshmello, and eventually they met in a studio in London, where production of the song commenced. Initially Marshmello played some guitar, piano, synth and drum loops; listening to every single one they decided to proceed with guitar. Anne-Marie wrote the lyrics for the song corresponding to the loop. The major lyrics and drum sessions were completed in thirty minutes. Following next two hours, they completed the entire lyric session and the whole song was completed in three hours. On February 4, 2018, both artists posted a teaser image for the single on social media, revealing the song's release date. They later posted a short audio clip on February 7, 2018. Speaking about the song with London Evening Standard, Anne-Marie said: "The idea came from a boy that I know that's my friend and he kind of he wanted to be more than my friend and I was like 'look brother how many times do I have to tell you we're just friends'. I thought it would be funny to write a song about it and there weren't that many songs about it and it works for Valentine's day for all the people who are single. I don't ever want him to know that it's about him because it's awkward. I do feel a bit bad but I'm trying to forget that it's about him and think about how funny it is about the situation." Anne-Marie wrote on Genius: "I think this is the friend-zone anthem because I don't think there's been any other songs like this. I don't know if I've heard this, like this blatant in a song before. Like if you're trying to put someone in the friend zone, you can send them this song. And then everything will be sweet. That's why I feel like it's the friend-zone anthem."

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).