Best Friend (song)

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“Best Friend”
Single by Brandy from the album Brandy
Released	January 27, 1995 (North America)
Format	CD single, vinyl single, cassette single
Recorded	1994
Genre	R&B, hip hop soul
Length	4:48 (album version)
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Keith Crouch, Glenn McKinney
Producer	Keith Crouch
Brandy singles chronology
"Baby" (1995) "Best Friend" (1995) "Brokenhearted" (1995)

"Best Friend" is an R&B song written by Keith Crouch, and Glenn McKinney for Brandy's self-titled debut studio album, Brandy (1994). It also was produced by Krouch, and released as the album's third single in January 1995 (see 1995 in music). With peak positions of number 11 in New Zealand and number 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the song was moderately successful. However, "Best Friend" peaked at number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Electronica artists Groove Armada used lyrics portions of this song for their song "My Friend."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Best Friend" (Character R&B Mix feat. Channel Live) – 4:25
2. "Best Friend" (Rocapella Beat Box) – 4:20
3. "Best Friend" (Midday Club Mix) – 4:25
4. "Best Friend" (Character Summer Mix) – 4:25
5. "Best Friend" (Character R&B Mix without Rap) – 4:25

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart [1]	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2]	34
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [2]	7

[edit] Notes

v • d • e Brandy Studio albums Brandy (1994) · Never Say Never (1998) · Full Moon (2002) · Afrodisiac (2004) Compliation albums The Best of Brandy (2005) EPs U Don't Know Me (1999) · The Brandy Star Profile (2000) · Rhino Hi-Five: Brandy (2006) Related topics Discography · Singles · Videography · Filmography · Awards and nominations · Products

v • d • e Brandy singles discography Brandy "I Wanna Be Down" (1994) · "Baby" (1995) · "Best Friend" (1995) · "Brokenhearted" (1995) Never Say Never "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) · "Top of the World" (1998) · "Have You Ever?" (1998) · "Angel in Disguise" (1998) · "Almost Doesn't Count" (1999) · "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (1999) · "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1999) · "Never Say Never" (2000) Full Moon "What About Us?" (2002) · "Full Moon" (2002) · "He Is" (2002) Afrodisiac "Talk About Our Love" (2004) · "Who Is She 2 U" (2004) · "Afrodisiac" (2004) Other singles "Sittin' Up in My Room" (1995) · "Missing You" (1996) · "Another Day in Paradise" (2001) Promo songs "Turn It Up" (2003)