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“Friends” is a song by Justin Bieber and BloodPop. It is Bieber's first single credited as a lead artist to be released in over a year, the previous being "Company", which was released in March 2016 for his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015). Bieber and BloodPop released a remix version of the song, featuring American singer-songwriter, Julia Michaels, who also co-wrote the song.

Background[]

Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter and BloodPop® wrote “Friends” in 2016. The demo of it was kind of like a chill, laid back vibe. For a while, they were just going to put it out as Julia Michaels, and then BloodPop was playing it for Josh Gudwin. That’s how Bieber heard it. Justin added some stuff. It stayed the same song, but there were little changes here and there.[2]

It was a demo Michael Tucker had written with friends and rising songwriters Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter. Tucker liked the song, but nothing really happened to it. So he did what he usually does when songs don’t really move: he tore it apart and put it back together again. “We played it for Justin [Bieber’s] team, and they loved it” - Tucker explained.[3]

Justin Bieber played a snippet of the song at Milan Airport on June 17, 2017. He played it again at the Old Fashion Milan club in Italy on June 19, 2017. On August 13, 2017, Bieber first teased the single by tweeting: "Can we still be friends". A day later, Bieber announced an upcoming release on Twitter and Instagram, the accompanied artwork featured a monochrome illustration of two birds tearing apart a worm in front of highlighter yellow text, captioning: "New music. Thursday noon".

Audio[]

A commercial was filmed for a German T-Mobile ad.

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
BloodPop®

[Verse 1]
I was wonderin’ ‘bout your mama
Did she get that job she wanted?
Sell that car that gave her problems?
I’m just curious ‘bout her, honest (Uh-huh, uh)

[Pre-Chorus]
Know you’re wonderin’ why I been callin’
Like I got ulterior motives
Know we didn’t end this so good
But you know we had something so good

[Chorus]
So I’m wonderin’
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Doesn’t have to end (Ah-ah)
And if it ends, can we be friends?
Can we be friends?
Can we be friends?

[Verse 2]
Wonderin’ if you got a body
To hold you tighter since I left (Since I left)
Wonderin’ if you think about me (Uh-huh, uh)
Actually, don’t answer that (Uh-huh)

[Pre-Chorus]
Know you’re wonderin’ why I been callin’
Like I got ulterior motives
Know we didn’t end this so good
But you know we had something so good

[Chorus]
So I’m wonderin’
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Doesn’t have to end (Ah-ah)
And if it ends, can we be friends?
Can we be friends?
And if it ends, can we be friends?

[Pre-Chorus]
Know you’re wonderin’ why I been callin’
Like I got ulterior motives
Know we didn’t end this so good
But you know we had something so good

[Chorus]
So I’m wonderin’
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Doesn’t have to end (Ah-ah)
And if it ends, can we be friends?


Charts[]

Billboard Hot 100[]

"Friends" debuted at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent 10 weeks on chart. 

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Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Nomination Result
2018 Radio Disney Music Awards Best Dance Track Nominated

The radio version is featured on the compilation album, The Best which has minor changes like the echo in the drop and more background vocals by Julia Michaels. As the title states, this version was played on radio stations.

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
BloodPop®

[Verse 1]
I was wonderin’ ‘bout your mama
Did she get that job she wanted?
Sell that car that gave her problems? (Uh)
I’m just curious ‘bout her, honest (Uh-huh, uh)

[Pre-Chorus]
Know you’re wonderin’ why I been callin’
Like I got ulterior motives
Know we didn’t end this so good
But you know we had something so good

[Chorus]
So I’m wonderin’
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Doesn’t have to end (Ah-ah)
And if it ends, can we be friends? (Can we be friends?)
Can we be friends? (Can we be friends?)
Can we be friends?

[Verse 2]
Wonderin’ if you got a body
To hold you tighter since I left (Since I left)
Wonderin’ if you think about me (Uh-huh, uh)
Actually, don’t answer that (Uh-huh)

[Pre-Chorus]
Know you’re wonderin’ why I been callin’
Like I got ulterior motives
Know we didn’t end this so good
But you know we had something so good

[Chorus]
So I’m wonderin’
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Doesn’t have to end (Ah-ah)
And if it ends, can we be friends? (Can we be friends?)
Can we be friends? (Can we be friends?)
Can we be friends?

[Pre-Chorus]
Know you’re wonderin’ why I been callin’
Like I got ulterior motives
Know we didn’t end this so good
But you know we had something so good

[Chorus]
So I’m wonderin’
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Can we still be friends? (Ah-ah)
Doesn’t have to end (Ah-ah)
And if it ends, can we be friends?

References[]

  1. ↑ Klinkenberg, Brendan (September 28, 2017). "How BloodPop® Scored A Justin Bieber Collab For His First Single". Complex. 
  2. ↑ Weatherby, Taylor (October 4, 2017). "BloodPop Talks Hot 100 Hit ‘Friends’ & How Justin Bieber’s Voice is ‘One of Those Pop Anomalies’". Billboard. 
  3. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (November 25, 2017). "BloodPop® Wants to Take Over the World With Positive Vibes". Noisey. 
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