Best Friend (Saweetie song)

"Best Friend"
Single by Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
from the album Pretty Bitch Music
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2021
Recorded2020
Genre
Length2:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Saweetie singles chronology
"Back to the Streets"
(2020) 		"Best Friend"
(2021) 		"Slow Clap"
(2021)
Doja Cat singles chronology
"Baby, I'm Jealous"
(2020) 		"Best Friend"
(2021) 		"34+35" (remix)
(2021)
Alternative cover
Cover art for Stefflon Don remix. The remixes EP also uses this cover art, but with "Remix EP" or "Remix EP (Expanded Edition)" on the bottom-right corner of the "Best Friend" text.
Music video
"Best Friend" on YouTube

"Best Friend" is a song by American rapper Saweetie featuring fellow American rapper and singer Doja Cat, released on January 7, 2021 as the third single from Saweetie's upcoming debut studio album Pretty Bitch Music.[1][2][3][4] The song was written by the two performers along with Asia Smith, Kaine, Theron Thomas, and producers Dr. Luke and Rocco Did It Again!.

The song's first official remix features vocals from British rapper Stefflon Don,[5] while the second features Chinese rapper VaVa.[6] A third, with New Zealand rapper JessB and Australian singer Okenyo,[7] a fourth, with South Korean singer Jamie and South Korean/Japanese rapper Chanmina,[8] and fifth, with German rapper Katja Krasavice,[9] were also released.[10] The latter debuted at number one in Germany, becoming the first number-one single there for both Saweetie and Doja Cat. The single also won Saweetie her first Video Music Award for Best Art Direction. The song also received a nomination for Best Rap Song at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ Renshaw, David (January 8, 2021). "Saweetie recruits Doja Cat on "Best Friend"". The Fader. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Legaspi, Althea (January 8, 2021). "Saweetie, Doja Cat Celebrate Camaraderie in 'Best Friend' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Betancourt, Bianca (January 8, 2021). "Saweetie and Doja Cat Hit the Town in a Bedazzled Tesla in Their New "Best Friend" Music Video". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Haylock, Zoe (January 7, 2021). "Saweetie and Doja Cat Just Gave Us a Girls' Night In Banger, 'Best Friend'". Vulture. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stefflon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Saweetie - Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat & VaVa) [Official Audio], retrieved April 26, 2021
  7. ^ Saweetie - Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat, JessB & OKENYO) [Official Lyric Video], retrieved April 26, 2021
  8. ^ ちゃんみな、スウィーティーと「ベスト・フレンド feat. ドージャ・キャット」で初コラボ. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). April 23, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Saweetie - Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat & Katja Krasavice) [Lyric Video], retrieved April 26, 2021
  10. ^ Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) [Remix EP] [Extended Edition], April 23, 2021, retrieved April 26, 2021