Released August 29, 2000 Recorded 1999 Length 4:20 | Format 12" single Genre R&B Label Def Soul | |
"Just Friends (Sunny)" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. It was released on August 29, 2000 as a 12" single. The song was written for and featured on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on September 9, 2000, spent 37 weeks on the chart (its last being May 19, 2001), and peaked at #6.
"Just Friends (Sunny)" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on October 14, 2000, spending 19 weeks there, peaking at #31 and falling off on February 24, 2001.
Prince recorded a version of "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his 2002 live album, One Nite Alone... Live!.
Drum & Bass artist Dave Owen samples "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his tune "Loose Lips", released in 2012.