"Best Friends" is the ninth track on The Weeknd's fifth studio album, Dawn FM.
Background[]
The song was released on January 7, 2022 as the ninth track. The song was recorded on July 21, 2021 and initially featured Ariana Grande, who was left off the initial release for unknown reasons. The version of the song featuring Ariana leaked on September 2, 2023. (
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On August 5, 2022 The Weeknd released a remix of the song featuring Summer Walker
Theme[]
The song is about Abel telling his friend who he's obviously having a sexual relationship with not to get too carried away and fall in love with him.
Abel croons that he's been apart of a toxic love cycle before, and that he still hasn't healed from it to handle love. He tells her to focus on the friendship so that way she wouldn't get hurt.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh
Hey
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Oh, what we got
Baby, what we got is secure
Been a part of toxic love
It tore us apart
Things you want, I'm not lookin' for
You're my best friend now
You're my best friend now
Oh, I don't want to be responsible
For your heart if we fall
'Cause I'll get clumsy and tear it apart
I love you so, but we can't get close
You're my best friend now
You're my best friend now
[Verse]
Oh, I love it when we climax (Climax)
And I would never burn you
I could never hurt you
If we do it like that
Don't try to take it further
Focus on the friendship
Get a little sidetracked
Catchin' little feelings
Thought we had arrangements
Thought you weren't like that
Yeah (Uh-uh), I thought you weren't like that
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, friends no more
Sex as friends no more
You don't wanna have sex as friends no more
Friends no more
Ooh, friends no more, uh
Sex as friends no more
You don't wanna have sex as friends no more
Oh
[Chorus]
Oh, what we got (Oh yeah)
Baby, what we got is secure
Been a part of toxic love
It tore us apart (Oh yeah)
Things you want, I'm not lookin' for (I'm not searchin')
You're my best friend now (Oh, baby)
You're my best friend now
Oh, I don't want to be responsible
For your heart if we fall (Oh no)
'Cause I'll get clumsy and tear it apart
I love you so (Oh yeah), but we can't get close
You're my best friend now (Best friend now)
You're my best friend now (Best friend now)
[Outro]
Dawn FM (Radio)
[Intro: The Weeknd]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh
Hey
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus: The Weeknd]
Oh, what we got
Baby, what we got is secure
Been a part of toxic love
It tore us apart
Things you want, I'm not lookin' for
You're my best friend now
You're my best friend now
Oh, I don't want to be responsible
For your heart if we fall
'Cause I'll get clumsy and tear it apart
I love you so, but we can't get close
You're my best friend now
You're my best friend now
[Verse 1: The Weeknd]
Oh, I love it when we climax (Climax)
And I would never burn you
I could never hurt you
If we do it like that
Don't try to take it further
Focus on the friendship
Get a little sidetracked
Catchin' little feelings
Thought we had arrangements
Thought you weren't like that
Yeah (Uh-uh), I thought you weren't like that
[Pre-Chorus: The Weeknd]
Oh, friends no more
Sex as friends no more
You don't wanna have sex as friends no more
Friends no more
Ooh, friends no more, uh
Sex as friends no more
You don't wanna have sex as friends no more
Oh
[Chorus: The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Both]
Oh, what we got (Oh yeah)
Baby, what we got is secure
Been a part of toxic love
It tore us apart (Oh yeah)
Things you want, I'm not lookin' for (I'm not searchin')
You're my best friend now (Oh, baby)
You're my best friend now
Oh, I don't want to be responsible
For your heart if we fall (Oh no)
'Cause I'll get clumsy and tear it apart
I love you so (Oh yeah), but we can't get close
You're my best friend now (Best friend now)
You're my best friend now (Best friend now)
[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]
Mmm, I got everything I wanted
Got a picture perfect picket fence and all that
Mmm, you know you could've been more upset
Yet you sitting here, they dreamin' 'bout your options
Boy, yeah, you
Boy, don't get confused (Boy, don't get confused)
'Cause I need a friend like you
Yeah, I need a friend like you (Ah)
Mmm, and you got everything you wanted
Except for me, you know we got it so platonic
Boy, it's true, when you love me like you do
We can blame it on the stars
They align, but just so far (Align, but just so far)
You ain't never making you and I
We’re just the same, you’ve been someone all this time
[Chorus: The Weeknd]
Oh, what we got
Baby, what we got is secure
Been a part of toxic love
It tore us apart
Things you want, I'm not lookin' for
You're my best friend now
You're my best friend now
Oh, I don't want to be responsible
For your heart if we fall
'Cause I'll get clumsy and tear it apart
I love you so, but we can't get close
You're my best friend now
You're my best friend now
Trivia[]
- the song was originally intended to feature Ariana Grande
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