Best Friend
Foster the People
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(When your best friends are strung out) You'll do everything you can 'Cause you're never gonna let it get em down (When you find it all around) Yeah, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start Feeling, sleeping, in the field again, Oh, I can feel, I can feel I can feel, it's beginning to end Yeah, premonition smiling in the dark Oh, I can see, I can see I can see the story starting to arc Oh, oh, oh, oh It's comes up I've been a spoken word I've been a river bed I've been a rabid voice And let it flow up from within Sometimes it feels like I only dream in black and white Ah, ah, ah, ah And colors so (When your best friends are strung out) You'll do everything you can 'Cause you're never gonna let it get em down (When you find it all around) Yeah, you say it's what you need And hide your eyes when you're close to me (When you feel up in the clouds) Well, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start Waits, and fed us, slipping into dreams Oh, I can feel, I can feel I can feel the celestial beings Oh welted pleasures leaving with the breath I can see, I can see I can see the beauty in the mask Oh, oh, oh, oh It draws up I've been a river bed I tried to salt the wound I've carried more than I can I feel I've got a lot to prove Sometimes I feel like I only dream in black and white Oh, oh, oh, oh But colors so (When your best friends are strung out) You'll do everything you can 'Cause you're never gonna let it get em down (When you find it all around) Yeah, you say it's what you need You hide your eyes when you're close to me (When you feel up in the clouds) You ought to know That I'm here no matter where you want to go (In your head hanging upside-down) Well, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start I'm here, no matter where you are So let it in with, open arms, no matter where you are Sometimes, you'll have to wait, And it passes by like a satellite or star No matter where you are (When your best friends are strung out) You know when (Ooh-hoo-hoo) (When you feel up in the clouds) Oh, yeah, you know when (Ooh-hoo-hoo) (When your best friends are strung out) Oh, yeah, you know when You ought to know That I'm here no matter where you want to go (In your head, hanging upside-down) Yeah, you know when That's how you know When your best friends are strung out
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Written by: MARK FOSTER, ISOM INNIS
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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15 facts about this song
Band Origin"Best Friend" is a song by the American band, Foster the People, which originates from Los Angeles, California.
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Album InformationThe song is featured on the band's second studio album, titled "Supermodel," which was released on March 14, 2014.
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Song Genre"Best Friend" crosses several music genres such as alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, and indie pop, evidencing the band's diversified sound.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Best Friend" was released on YouTube on May 29, 2014, and it showcases a fashion model who devours other models to maintain her youth.
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Song MeaningThe song explores the difficulties that come with being in the spotlight and the pressures of staying relevant, as hinted by the music video.
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ProducersThe song was produced by Paul Epworth and Mark Foster, the band's frontman.
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NoveltyDespite its fun and upbeat sound, "Best Friend" carries a deep and dark message about beauty obsession in society.
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CollaborationsThe band performed "Best Friend" live with The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson during a show in Los Angeles on October 18, 2014.
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Popular RecognitionIn 2014, "Best Friend" was used in commercials for the Samsung Galaxy S5 and, in 2015, in an episode of the TV series "The Vampire Diaries."
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SongwritersBesides Mark Foster, the other band members - Jacob Fink and Mark Pontius - also contributed to the writing of the song.
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InspirationFoster once explained that songs like "Best Friend" were inspired by the loneliness and artificial friendships he experienced after his band became famous.
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Performing StyleIn live performances, "Best Friend" is often extended with an instrumental outro.
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ReceptionThe song was received positively by both critics and fans, many praising its infectious rhythm and thought-provoking lyrics.
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Release"Best Friend" was released as the third single from "Supermodel" on May 19, 2014.
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