Released July 7, 2016 Length 3:09 | Genre Pop Label KTTF Music | |
Writer(s) Aaron Lammer
Francis Farewell Starlite
BJ Burton
Rostam Batmanglij
Justin Vernon Producer(s) BJ Burton
Francis Farewell Starlite
Justin Vernon
Rostam Batmanglij
Aaron Lammer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Benny Blanco
Cashmere Cat | ||
"Friends" is a song by American musical project Francis and the Lights, featuring Bon Iver and uncredited contributions from Kanye West. The song was released as a single on July 7, 2016, accompanied by a music video featuring Francis Farewell Starlite, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, and Kanye West.
The song was sampled in Chance the Rapper's song "Summer Friends," from his 2016 mixtape Coloring Book. "Friends" was sampled in "Summer Friends" before it was officially released independently as a single by Francis and the Lights.
Music video
A music video for "Friends" was released on July 7, 2016. The video was directed in New York City by Jake Schreier, a frequent artistic collaborator of Francis Farewell Starlite. Schreier has played keyboards in Francis and the Lights and has directed every music video for Francis and the Lights.