Friends

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"Friends"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Friends
Released	April 8, 1968
Format	Vinyl
Recorded	March, 1968
Genre	Waltz
Length	2:30
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine
Producer	The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Darlin'"/"Here Today" (1967) "Friends"/"Little Bird" (1968) "Do It Again"/"Wake The World" (1968)

"Friends" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1968 album Friends. It was also released as a single, with the B-side of the single being "Little Bird". The single peaked at #47 in the U.S. and #25 in the U.K. The song was recorded in March 1968.

Brian once stated, "The cut 'Friends' was, in my opinion, a good way to keep waltzes alive. Carl had sung...before and now he spearheaded this cut with a heavy vocal performance."

As Peter Reum, a Beach Boys historian, stated "'Friends' is a waltz, and it's been used at the Berklee College of Music to teach students how to write in 3/4 time."

Someone can be heard sneezing in the track at 2:01.

Performers

• Carl Wilson: Lead Vocals

See also

• List of songs by The Beach Boys