Friends (Whodini song)

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"Friends"
Friends - Whodini.jpg
Single by Whodini
from the album Escape
B-side"Five Minutes of Funk"
ReleasedJuly 20, 1984 (1984-07-20)[1]
Recorded1984
GenreHip hop
Length4:38
LabelJive Records
Songwriter(s)Jalil Hutchins, Lawrence Smith
Producer(s)Larry Smith[2]
Whodini singles chronology
"The Haunted House of Rock"
(1983) 		"Friends"
(1984) 		"Freaks Come Out at Night"
(1985)

"Friends" is a song by the American hip-hop group Whodini. The song reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was less successful on the Hot 100, spending 3 weeks on the chart and peaking at #87.[3] The song was sampled on the Nickelodeon sitcom Taina on the song "Thought that we were friends", which was sung by Christina Vidal who played the title character. The song was also sampled by Will Smith for the track "Potnas" on his 1999 Album Willennium.

References[]

  1. ^ "Friends / Jalil Hutchins, Larry Smith ; [performed by] Whodini. Friends :..." United States Copyright Office. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Escape [vinyl sticker] (Media notes). Whodini. Jive Records. JV-6617.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Chart History - Whodini". Retrieved April 13, 2017.

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