55 Songs About Best Friends to Dedicate, Share and Sing Together

What is the best song about best friends?

The friendship songs people dedicate most are "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King, "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers, "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold and "Count on Me" by Bruno Mars. For a song that literally says it, "You're My Best Friend" by Queen. The perfect one, though, is the song with a memory attached: the one you blasted on your first road trip or the one you sang at every sleepover.

Classic friendship songs

1. "You've Got a Friend", Carole King: a promise to come running.
2. "Lean on Me", Bill Withers: friendship in its simplest form.
3. "Thank You for Being a Friend", Andrew Gold: the Golden Girls theme, and a perfect thank-you.
4. "You're My Best Friend", Queen: written by John Deacon, warm and sincere.
5. "With a Little Help from My Friends", The Beatles: friends get you through.
6. "That's What Friends Are For", Dionne Warwick and Friends.
7. "Stand by Me", Ben E. King.
8. "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon & Garfunkel: for the friend who carried you.
9. "Old Friends", Simon & Garfunkel: for friendships measured in decades.
10. "I'll Stand by You", The Pretenders: loyalty through anything.
11. "Friends", Led Zeppelin: a 70s ode to companionship.
12. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell: nothing will keep you apart.

Pop songs about best friends

13. "Count on Me", Bruno Mars: sweet and simple.
14. "I'll Be There for You", The Rembrandts: the Friends theme.
15. "Best Friend", Laufey: a dreamy modern pick.
16. "Best Friend", Rex Orange County: affectionate indie pop.
17. "My Best Friend", Weezer: a simple, sincere tribute.
18. "Fifteen", Taylor Swift: about growing up with your best friend.
19. "True Blue", boygenius: about the friend who knows you completely.
20. "See You Again", Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth: a tribute to a friend gone too soon.
21. "Wannabe", Spice Girls: friendship comes first.
22. "Umbrella", Rihanna featuring Jay-Z: always there when it rains.
23. "I'll Be There", Mariah Carey: her cover of the Jackson 5 classic.
24. "Graduation (Friends Forever)", Vitamin C: for friends heading different ways.

Country songs about best friends

25. "Famous Friends", Kane Brown and Chris Young: hometown friends who never changed.
26. "Friends in Low Places", Garth Brooks: for the friend who will always have your back at the bar.
27. "Drink a Beer", Luke Bryan: a goodbye to a friend lost.
28. "Chicken Fried", Zac Brown Band: the simple things you share.
29. "You're Gonna Miss This", Trace Adkins: for friends in the middle of life.
30. "Goodbye Earl", The Chicks: a darkly funny song about best friends who protect each other.
31. "Me and My Gang", Rascal Flatts: about a crew of lifelong friends.
32. "Take Me Home, Country Roads", John Denver: the road-trip sing-along for any friend group.

R&B and hip-hop songs about friendship

33. "Best Friend", Brandy: about a sister who was also her best friend.
34. "Best Friend", Saweetie featuring Doja Cat: hype for your bestie (clean edit).
35. "I'll Be Missing You", Puff Daddy and Faith Evans: a tribute to a lost friend.
36. "Missing You", Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan: four voices on loss.
37. "Lean on Me", Kirk Franklin: a gospel take on the classic idea.
38. "Friends", Marshmello and Anne-Marie: a playful anthem about staying just friends.

Songs for a best friend's birthday

39. "Birthday", Katy Perry.
40. "Happy", Pharrell Williams.
41. "22", Taylor Swift: for that particular birthday.
42. "Celebration", Kool & the Gang.
43. "Dancing Queen", ABBA: for the friend who owns the dance floor.

Ideas for a gift with a song in our guide to a birthday song for your best friend and our birthday gifts for a best friend.

Songs for a best friend moving away

44. "Leaving on a Jet Plane", John Denver.
45. "Keep Holding On", Avril Lavigne: a promise to be there from a distance.
46. "Home", Phillip Phillips: a promise that they will always have a place.
47. "A Thousand Miles", Vanessa Carlton.
48. "Somewhere Only We Know", Keane: about the places only you two share.
49. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", Green Day: bittersweet and grateful.

For goodbye gifts, see our farewell gifts for a friend and the guide to a farewell song for a friend moving away.

Songs to scream together in the car

50. "Bohemian Rhapsody", Queen.
51. "Mr. Brightside", The Killers.
52. "Don't Stop Believin'", Journey.
53. "Since U Been Gone", Kelly Clarkson.
54. "Party in the U.S.A.", Miley Cyrus.
55. "Livin' on a Prayer", Bon Jovi: the key change is everyone's favorite moment.
56. "Shut Up and Dance", Walk the Moon.

Songs about friends who became family

57. "We Are Family", Sister Sledge: for the friend who is basically a sister.
58. "You've Got a Friend in Me", Randy Newman: from Toy Story, and true at any age.
59. "In My Life", The Beatles: for the friends who shaped who you are.
60. "For Good", from Wicked: about the people who change us forever.

Songs for a friend going through a hard time

When your best friend is grieving, going through a breakup or just exhausted, a song can say "I'm here" without pressure. "Fix You" by Coldplay, "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Lean on Me" and "Keep Holding On" are gentle choices. Send the song with an offer that is concrete (dinner on Thursday, a walk this weekend) rather than "let me know if you need anything".

Friendship songs for kids

For younger kids, the friendship songs that work best are short and singable: "You've Got a Friend in Me", "Count on Me" and the classic campfire round "Make New Friends", which generations of Girl Scouts have sung in a circle. They are perfect for a classroom friendship day or a birthday party with the whole class.

Songs about friends who are like brothers

Guys dedicate songs to their best friends too, often with fewer words around them. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies, "Brother" by Kodaline and "Friends in Low Places" are the usual picks, along with the songs you blasted in the car at 17. For a groomsman speech or a friend's 40th, a song that tells your shared history, with all the stories you can repeat in front of his mother, is a gift he will not expect.

What song can I dedicate to my best friend?

Choose the song that matches the moment. For a birthday, something upbeat. For a thank-you after a hard year, "Lean on Me", "You've Got a Friend" or "Thank You for Being a Friend". For a friend far away, "Home" or "Leaving on a Jet Plane". Send it with one sentence that only the two of you will understand; that is what turns a song into a dedication. A voice note works even better than a text, because they hear how much you mean it.

Songs for a friendship that has lasted decades

For friends who have been together since kindergarten or college, choose songs that look back with gratitude: "Old Friends" by Simon & Garfunkel, "In My Life" by The Beatles, "Thank You for Being a Friend" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". A milestone birthday or a reunion trip is the perfect excuse to send one with a photo from the early years.

Songs about best friends for Instagram

For a post or a story you need just a few seconds: the chorus of "Count on Me" for a sweet photo, "Wannabe" for a group shot, "Fifteen" for throwback pictures from school, "Best Friend" by Saweetie for a night out. Match the energy of the song to the photo and you are done.

Songs for a best friend's wedding

If you are the maid of honor or best man, a song can carry your toast or your surprise: "You've Got a Friend" before the speech, "I'll Be There for You" with a slideshow of your years together, or a song written about the couple and your friendship. See our ideas for a wedding song for your best friend.

A song written about your friendship

All of these songs were written about someone else's best friend. A personalized song is about yours: how you met, the inside jokes, the road trips, the 2 a.m. phone calls, the time they showed up without being asked. It is the kind of gift that gets screenshotted, shared in the group chat and replayed on every birthday. See also how to write a song for your best friend.

How to create a song for your best friend

1. Choose a style from 14 genres: pop, country, hip-hop, acoustic, rock and more.
2. Add your friend's name and up to two more, such as yours or your group's.
3. Share three memories, each with one concrete detail.
4. Review the lyrics and edit or regenerate them for free before any music is made.
5. Listen to 4 free 45-second previews and choose your favorite.

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