| "Best Friend" | ||||
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| Single by Brandy | ||||
| from the album Brandy | ||||
| Released | June 27, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1993[1] | |||
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| Length | 4:48 (album version) 4:32 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Keith Crouch | |||
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"Best Friend" is a song by American singer Brandy Norwood. It was written by Keith Crouch and Glenn McKinney for her self-titled debut studio album, Brandy (1994), while production was helmed by the former. The song was dedicated to her brother Ray J.
The song was released as the album's third single in June 1995. With peak positions of number 11 in New Zealand and number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the song was successful. However, it peaked at number 7 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was also featured on her hit series Moesha where Kim and she (Countess Vaughn) were cheerleaders in the final scene of the second episode "Friends" that aired in early 1996. Brandy performed the song on Soul Train (June 1995) and Showtime at the Apollo (October 1995).