Real Friends (song)

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"Real Friends"
Song

"Real Friends" is a song by American recording artist Kanye West, featuring vocals from fellow recording artist Ty Dolla $ign. It was released as a promotional single from West's seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo, on January 8, 2016, as part of West's GOOD Fridays program.

Release

On January 8, 2016, Kim Kardashian, West's wife, announced via Twitter the release of "Real Friends", The Life of Pablo's actual first single, will initiate the return of West's GOOD Fridays program.[1] West has previously done a weekly free music giveaway leading up to the release of his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. "Real Friends" was released the day it was announced via SoundCloud simultaneously with the album's (then titled Swish) release date and a snippet of the forthcoming GOOD Friday release, titled "No More Parties in LA", which features guest vocals from Kendrick Lamar.[2][3]

Critical reception

At Pitchfork, Jonah Bromwich awarded the song the "Best New Track" tag, labeling it as "heavy, grizzled, and sad" and complimenting its production and lyrical content.[3] Adelle Platon of Billboard called the song's beat "dreamy", commenting that "[Kanye] waxes poetic about trust issues and reflects on how he could be a better BFF and family man."[4]

Remixes

In January 2016, singer Erykah Badu released a remix of the track titled "Trill Friends" which was named "Best New Track" by Pitchfork.[5] Rapper Waka Flocka Flame also released his own remix version of the song in April 2016.[6]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 78
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 92
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 34

References

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  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-04-14" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kanye West – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kanye West. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kanye West – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Kanye West. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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