Friends Don't

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"Friends Don't"
Friends Don't single art.jpg
Single by Maddie & Tae
from the album The Way It Feels
ReleasedMay 14, 2018 (2018-05-14)
Genre
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Taylor Dye
  • Maddie Marlow
  • Justin Ebach
  • Jon Nite
Producer(s)
Maddie & Tae singles chronology
"Sierra"
(2016)
"Friends Don't"
(2018)
"Die from a Broken Heart"
(2019)

"Friends Don't" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Maddie & Tae. It was released on May 14, 2019 as the lead-off single to their second studio album The Way It Feels . [1] [2]

Contents

Content

"Friends Don't" was co-written by both members of Maddie & Tae alongside Justin Ebach and Jon Nite. [3]

Music video

The music video for "Friends Don't" was directed by TK McKamy and premiered on August 3, 2018. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (2018–19)Peak
position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 33
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 39

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References

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