Best Friend (Sofi Tukker song)

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"Best Friend"
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Single by Sofi Tukker featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno
from the album Treehouse
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)
RecordedAugust 2017
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker singles chronology
"F**k They"
(2017)
"Best Friend"
(2017)
"Energia"
(2017)
Music video
"Best Friend" on YouTube

"Best Friend" is a song by American duo Sofi Tukker featuring Australian duo Nervo, American duo The Knocks and Japanese singer Alisa Ueno. It was released on September 12, 2017, as the third single from their debut album Treehouse . [1] It was also featured in a commercial for the iPhone X.

Contents

Composition

The song is written in the key of B minor. [2]

Music video

The music video was uploaded on October 25, 2017, by Ultra Music. [3]

Chart performance

The track reached number one on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in its January 20, 2018 issue, giving the four acts their first chart topper, and their best showing anywhere on the Billboard charts. [4] [5]

Usage in media

The song was featured in a commercial for Apple's iPhone X. [6] The song is a part of FIFA 18 soundtrack. It was also used in the advertisement of Friends Ultra Marathons on Comedy Central India. In 2017, the song was featured during a prominent scene in TNT's "Good Behavior" episode titled "It's No Fun If It's Easy". In 2018, the song was featured in the end credits of Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet episode titled "Suspicious Objects", and in the film Oceans 8. The song is also the opening and closing theme, and bumper music to the MLB Network show MLB Central.

Track listing

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Best Friend" (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)3:04
Digital download – remixes [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Best Friend" (Sofi Tukker Carnaval Remix) (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)3:44
2."Best Friend" (Nervo & Jeff Retro's Let's Get Busy Remix) (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)4:01
3."Best Friend" (Sinego Remix) (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)3:40
4."Best Friend" (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)3:03

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Platinum80,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [35] Gold30,000
United States (RIAA) [36] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesSeptember 12, 2017 Digital download
[1]
December 8, 2017Digital download (Remixes EP) [7]

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