"Friends" is a song written by English musician

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

and songwriter

Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Tau ...

, and performed by John. It was John's third U.S. hit, and his second to reach Top 40 after the breakthrough success of "

Your Song "Your Song" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single. "Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in M ...

". The song rose to number 34 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 17 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100. On the

Canadian singles chart The Canadian Singles Chart was a chart compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan, which began publication in November 1996. It was published every Wednesday and also published on Thursday by '' Jam!''/Canoe. I ...

"Friends" peaked at number 13. "Friends" also became a medium hit on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations.

Background

"Friends" was not the follow-up single to "Your Song," but was rather the title track and theme song from the movie ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'' starring Sean Bury, and was included on the soundtrack. It was the only hit single from the LP. The most recent performance of "Friends" was in 1999. ''

Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...

'' described the song as lacking "the effortless commercial magnetism of 'Your Song.'"

Chart performance

References

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* {{authority control 1971 singles 1971 songs Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin Songs with music by Elton John Elton John songs Uni Records singles Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon Songs about friendship