Can't Be Friends

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"Can't Be Friends"
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Single by Trey Songz
from the album Passion, Pain & Pleasure
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010
RecordedMarch 2010
GenreR&B
Length3:45
Label, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Mario Winans, Tremaine Neverson
Producer(s)Mario Winans
Trey Songz singles chronology
"Bottoms Up"
(2010) 		"Can't Be Friends"
(2010) 		"Here I Am"
(2010)

"Can't Be Friends" is an R&B song by American recording artist Trey Songz. It was officially sent to U.S. urban radio on September 28, 2010 as the second single of Songz' fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure. The song is produced by Mario Winans and written by Winans and Songz.

Lyrically, Trey Songz explains a bad breakup between him and his girlfriend and how they cannot be just friends after he fell in love with her.

The music is sampled from a piece known as "Bibo no aozora" composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, released in 1996, which is also used in the 2006 film Babel.

Music video[]

The official music video for this song was released on September 7, 2010.[1] It is highly compared to Usher's "Confessions Part II" and "Trading Places" video, due to the very similar concept. It shows Trey on a chair, in a dark background, singing. As the song continues on, a girl makes her appearance and Trey goes shirtless. The official remix will have Keri Hilson but will be on Trey songz mixtape Ready: The finale

Charts[]

On the week ending October 2, 2010, "Can't Be Friends" debuted at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and currently peaked at #43. The song spent 13 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2010) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 44
Chart (2011) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 8

Decade-end charts[]

Chart (2010–2019) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 13

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ MUSIC VIDEO: Trey Songz – Can’t Be Friends (Official Version)
  2. ^ "Trey Songz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Trey Songz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  4. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

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