The best moments are shared with your friends. You can express the great feeling you have with your friends with a song. Here the the 26 best songs about a group of friends
1. “Lean On Me” by Bill Withers
Bill lived in a very poor community in West Virginia with less than 200 people. After leaving to Los Angeles he felt the loss of the community’s valuable ethics and closeness between one another. This small community had nothing but each other to “Lean on” This song is a snippet of the life of Bill growing up in West Virginia.
Singer(s): Bill Withers
Songwriter(s): Bill Withers
Released: April 21, 1972
Album: Still Bill
Genre: Soul
2. “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts
This song is associated with the well-known television show “friends”. As you may assume this song is based off friendship. It gives the meaningful message over to a friend that through their hardships they will “be there for you” to give you a helping hand.
Singer(s): Danny Wilde, Phil Sōlem
Songwriter(s): David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Allee Willis, Danny Wilde, Phil Sōlem
Released: May 23, 1995
Album: L.P.
Genre: Powerpop, Alternative, Rock
3. “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa (ft. Charlie Puth)
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth based their song off the pain of loosing a loved one while anticipating they will soon see them again in the afterlife. Cherish the friends you have! Soak up every second of it !!
Singer(s): Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth
Songwriter(s): Cameron Thomaz, Charlie Puth, Andrew Cedar, Dann Hume, Josh Hardy, Phoebe Cockburn, Justin Franks
Released: March 10, 2015
Album: Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Nine Track Mind
Genre: Pop rap, Hip-Hop
4. “Graduation (Friends Forever)” by Vitamin C
This song reflects on the memories shared between friends and even though they will face inevitable separation they can still be friends.
Singer(s): Colleen Fitzpatrick
Songwriter(s): Colleen Fitzpatrick, Josh Deutsch
Released: March, 2000
Album: Vitamin C
Genre: Pop
5. “Count On Me” by Bruno Mars
A true friend is someone you can really count on.
Singer(s): Bruno Mars
Songwriter(s): Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine
Released: November 7, 2011
Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Genre: Folk, Tropical
6. “Wannabe” by Spice Girls
This song is coming to address the value of female friendship. These lyrics became an iconic symbol of female empowerment.
Singer(s): Spice Girls
Songwriter(s): Spice Girls, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard
Released: June 26, 1996
Album: Spice
Genre: Dance-pop
7. “Started From the Bottom” by Drake
This song represents going from zero to hero. Everybody has their story of them striving to reach higher but its not the same when its experiencing the growth with your close friends.
Singer(s): Drake
Songwriter(s): Aubry Graham, Npah Shebib, Michael Coleman
Released: February 1, 2013
Album: Nothing was the same
Genre: Hip-Hop, Rap
8. “Best Friend” by Pharrell Williams
Simply, this song expresses the great feeling someone has towards his/her best friend.
Singer(s): Queen
Songwriter(s): John Deacon
Released: June 18, 1976
Album: A night at the Opera
Genre: Pop, Rock
9. “A Friend Like You” by Andy Grammer
This song is a song from Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. It was written to show the friendship between the two characters in the movie, George and Harold
Singer(s): Andy Grammer
Songwriter(s): Peer Shapiro, Theodore Shapiro, Adam Anders
Released: June 2, 2017
Featured in: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
10. “You Got A Friend In Me” by Randy Newman
This song is famously known for its appearance in the animated film “Toy Story”. The message of the song is simple but powerful: we all have troubles but don’t get down on it since we have each other to bring our selves back up.
Singer(s): Randy Newman
Songwriter(s): Randy Newman
Released: April 12, 1996
Album: Toy Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Pop, Country, Jazz
11. “Real Friends” by Camila Cabello
This song is inspired by Cabello’s dissatisfaction and loneliness from the work-focused life she had while living in Los Angeles. Your comfort zone is where your real friends are
Singer(s): Camilla Cabello
Songwriter(s): Camilla Cabello, Adam Feeney, William Walsh, Lois Bell, Brian Lee
Released: December 7, 2017
Album: Camila
Genre: Pop
12. “With a Little Help From My Friends” by The Beatles
Help from your friends can go a long way. Everything is easier when you got your friends on your side.
Singer(s): The Beatles
Songwriter(s): Lenon McCartney
Released: May 26, 1967
Album: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Genre: Rock
13. “Anytime You Need a Friend” by Mariah Carey
Mariah said this was one of her special songs as she remembers the dark and difficult times she was going though. She mentioned that he belief in God kept her alive. “I wrote that song thinking about what I thought God would say to us in times of fear.
Singer(s): Mariah Carey
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Released: May 24, 1994
Album: Music Box
Genre: Pop, Gospel, R&B
14. “You’ve Got a Friend” by Carole King
This song is about being there for others and being a friend for someone in need. It is a reflection on how friends can be just as important as family.
Singer(s): Carole King
Songwriter(s): Carole King
Released: 1971
Album: Tapestry
Genre: Ode, A&M
15. “Always Be Together” by Little Mix
Not so many people know this but this song is actually about a girls that passed away and is speaking to her friend through this song. She is trying to tell her not to worry since they will “always be together” and that she should live life to the fullest
Singer(s): Little Mix
Songwriter(s): Ester Dean, Dapo Torimiro
Released: 2012
Album: DNA
Genre: Pop, Soul, R&B
16. “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne Warwick (ft. Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder)
This song was to help the misunderstood disease called AIDS in 1985. It helped raise $500,000. They did that since they know “that’s what friends are for’.
Singer(s): Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder
Songwriter(s): Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Released: 1985
Album: Night Shift
Genre: Pop
17. “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King
In the song King describes the dark time and how he really needed a friend to “stand by him”.
Singer(s): Ben E. King
Songwriter(s): Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Released: April 24, 1961
Album: Don’t Play That Song!
Genre: Soul, R&B
18. “I’m Only Me When I’m With You” by Taylor Swift
Real Friends are the people we are comfortable to feel ourselves around. They accept you for who you are. Don’t copy anyone else and be with the people who like you for being you.
Singer(s): Taylor Swift
Songwriter(s): Taylor Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia
Released: November 6, 2007
Album: Beautiful Eyes
Genre: Country
19. “Best Friends” by Missy Elliott (ft. Aaliyah)
Simply this is a song about the experience of having a “best friend”
Singer(s): Missy Elliott, Aaliyah
Songwriter(s): Missy Elliott
Released: 1997
Album: Supa Dupa Fly
Genre: Hip-Hop, Rap
20. “Gift of a Friend” by Demi Lovato
The gift of a Friend is a beautiful gift. Its very hard to acquire it and very easy to loose it. Take good care of it!
Singer(s): Demi Lovato
Songwriter(s): Demi Lovato, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts
Released: December 16, 2009
Album: Here We Go Again
Genre: Pop rock
21. “Thank You For Being a Friend” by Andrew Gold
The song finds Gold showing gratitude to a true friend, assuring this person that he will be there until the end.
Singer(s): Andrew Gold
Songwriter(s): Andrew Gold
Released: 1978
Album: All This and Heaven Too
Genre: Pop rock
22. “I’ll Stand By You” The Pretenders
This is a song about how a couple met. Share this with someone you love and remember the way you guys met.
Singer(s): The Pretenders
Songwriter(s): Tam Kelly, Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinburg
Released: April 11, 1994
Album: Last of the Independents
Genre: Alternative rock
23. “Old Friends” by Elderbrookay
This song is about that feeling you get when you spend time around with people from your past. You may tend to act like the person you were back then.
Singer(s): Elderbrookay
Songwriter(s): Janee Millicent Lucy Bennett / Alexander Harry Kotz / Fridolin B Walcher
Released: 2019
Album: Charts Hits Summer 2019
Genre: Dance, Electronic
24. “Forever” by HAIM
This song is about a relationship hurtling towards disintegration.
Singer(s): HAIM
Songwriter(s): Alana Haim, Este Haim, Danielle Haim
Released: October 12, 2012
Album: Days Are Gone
Genre: Pop rock
25. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
There is nothing that can get in our way when we devoted to do something. Even more so when doing it with a friend.
Singer(s): Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
Songwriter(s): Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Released: April 20, 1967
Album: United
Genre: Pop, Soul
26. “My Friends” By Red Hot Chili Peppers
The chorus of the song is a declaration from one friend to everyone he loves that when you have nowhere to turn and no one else to lean on, I am there for you.
Singer(s): Red Hot Chili Peppers
Songwriter(s): Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Dave Navarro, Chad Smith
Released: October 9, 1995
Album: One Hot Minute
Genre: Alternative Rock
Share these with your friends and make that bond last forever. hope you enjoyed!
