"Best Friend" is a song by American rapper

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, released on November 20, 2015 as a single from his mixtape, ''

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''. The song was produced by

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and Yung Shad.

Commercial performance

"Best Friend" debuted at number 98 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the chart dated December 12, 2015. The song peaked at number 45 on the chart, making it at the time Young Thug's most successful single as a lead artist to date. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA).

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on September 14, 2015 on Young Thug's YouTube account. It was directed by Be El Be & Young Thug himself. Since its release, the video has received over 200 million views on

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Controversy

The song has garnered slight controversy due to Young Thug's song and video for "Best Friend". As far as the song, rapper, Tokyo Vanity believes Thug stole the track from her song "That's My Best Friend." Vanity claims Thug initially wanted her to be in the video, but she declined. Vanity threatened to sue Thug and his team due to her song being "copywritten and trademarked." Additionally, the video received attention for its bizarre visuals where Thug plays multiple characters and gets served his own head at dinner.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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