Lovers and Friends (song)

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"Lovers and Friends"
Lovers and Friends.jpg
Single by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring Usher and Ludacris
from the album Crunk Juice
B-side
ReleasedNovember 9, 2004
RecordedSeptember–November 2004
Studio
Genre R&B
Length4:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Lil Jon
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz singles chronology
"What U Gon' Do"
(2004)
"Lovers and Friends"
(2004)
"Real Nigga Roll Call"
(2004)
Usher singles chronology
"My Boo"
(2004)
"Lovers and Friends"
(2004)
"Caught Up"
(2005)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the back cover of "Lovers and Friends". [16]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certification for "Lovers and Friends"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [56] Platinum30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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