I'm Not Here to Make Friends

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"I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
Sam Smith - I'm Not Here to Make Friends.jpeg
Single by Sam Smith featuring Jessie Reyez and Calvin Harris
from the album Gloria
Released27 January 2023
Genre
Length3:49 (album version)
3:14 (radio edit)
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Smithsingles chronology
"Gimme"
(2023)		"I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
(2023)		"Vulgar"
(2023)
Music video
"I'm Not Here to Make Friends" on YouTube

"I'm Not Here to Make Friends" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sam Smith. It was released on 27 January 2023 by Capitol Records as the fourth single from Smith's 2023 studio album, Gloria. The song was produced by Calvin Harris, StarGate, Jimmy Napes and Smith, and features vocals by RuPaul and Jessie Reyez. Smith previously collaborated with Harris and Reyez on "Promises" in 2018.

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Background

Sam Smith announced through a social media post their fourth studio album Gloria, attached with the official cover art, on 17 October 2022 after the release of the album's lead single "Unholy". [1]

The track was announced on 30 November 2022, via a clip on Smith's official social media platforms. In the clip, Smith is mouthing the lyrics to the song while clothed in a pashmina dress, but is slowly revealed to be solely wearing fishnets over underwear with exposed thighs. [2]

Critical reception

The track received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Jamieson Cox of Pitchfork described the song as "a whirlwind of grown-up lust that evokes George Michael... circa 'Fastlove' and 'Outside.'" [3] Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times describes the song as "sleek, glittery... [and] taps into the pop-disco revival ignited by artists like Dua Lipa and Jessie Ware, taking its shout-along hook from a common reality show refrain." [4]

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian refers to the track as one of the highlights of Gloria, describing it as a "disco-fied" track about "finding a one-night stand on the dancefloor." [5] Petridis later states that "elsewhere, their voice proves a problem. If you sing about loving yourself or flirtation in the same disconsolate tone that you sing about being abandoned by your recent ex-partner... it’s going to have a levelling effect, making the material seem less varied."

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of "I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
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Billboard The 100 Best Songs of 2023 (Staff Picks)
62
 [6]

Music video

A music video for "I'm Not Here to Make Friends" was released on 27 January 2023. [7] It was directed by Tanu Muino. The video starts with Smith, wearing an enormous pink coat, arriving at Ashridge, Hertfordshire, by helicopter. Once inside, dancers and drag queens surround the singer for a series of routines, with Smith wearing different outfits for each routine. It received controversy online due to its suggestive nature. [8]

The video was nominated at the 2023 UK Music Video Awards for Best Pop Video – UK. [9]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [47] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [48] Platinum40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various27 January 2023 Capitol [49]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [50]
United States30 January 2023 Adult contemporary radio Capitol [51]
31 January 2023Contemporary hit radio [52]

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