"No New Friends" is a hip hop and trap song by American musician

DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz, a ...

, released as the lead single from his seventh studio album, ''

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''. The song features rappers

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...

, Rick Ross and

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, and features production from Robert Bullock,

Boi-1da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto raised producer has work ...

Vinylz Anderson Hernandez (born September 2, 1989),Rys, Dan (July 11, 2013)"‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ Behind The Scenes: Five Producers Who Helped Craft The Album". '' XXL''. Accessed on July 11, 2013. professionally known as Vinylz, is an American ...

, and

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. The song was released for digital download in the United States on April 19, 2013. The song has peaked at number 37 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it his sixth top 40 single on that chart.

Background

The song was first announced by

on April 12, 2013, during an interview with Elliott Wilson on his EVR radio show. On April 14, 2013,

released a promotional video titled "No New Friends" The Movie. The song was premiered by

Funkmaster Flex Aston George Taylor Jr. (born August 5, 1968), professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Hot 9 ...

on April 15, 2013. The song, produced by Robert Bullock,

and

, features Drake, Rick Ross and

, the same rappers from Khaled's most successful hit "

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". The lineup was originally the official remix to Drake's single " Started from the Bottom", but Drake decided to give the song to Khaled. The song had an earlier version that featured an outro by Atlanta rapper Future, but his vocals were taken out for unknown reasons.

Music video

The song's music video was shot on May 15 and 16, 2013 in

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. The video features cameos by

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and Birdman among others. The music video was co-directed by

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and Drake. It premiered on

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on June 9, 2013.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Radio and release history

References

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