Best Friend (Sofi Tukker song)

"Best Friend" is a song by American duo Sofi Tukker featuring Australian duo Nervo, American duo The Knocks and Japanese singer Alisa Ueno. It was released on September 12, 2017, as the third single from their debut album Treehouse.[1] It was also featured in a commercial for the iPhone X.

"Best Friend"
Single by Sofi Tukker featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno
from the album Treehouse
Released	September 12, 2017
Recorded	August 2017
Length	3:03
Label	Sofi Tukker Ultra
Songwriter(s)	Miriam Nervo Olivia Nervo James Patterson Sophie Hawley-Weld Tucker Halpern Alisa Ueno Hiromi Kawanabe
Producer(s)	Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker singles chronology
"Fuck They" (2017) "Best Friend" (2017) "Energia" (2017)
Music video
"Best Friend" on YouTube

Composition

The song is written in the key of B minor.

Music video

The music video was uploaded on October 25, 2017 by Ultra Music.[2]

Chart performance

The track reached number one on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in its January 20, 2018 issue, giving the four acts their first chart topper, and their best showing anywhere on the Billboard charts.[3][4]

Usage in media

The song was featured in a commercial for Apple's iPhone X. The song is a part of FIFA 18 soundtrack. It was also used in the advertisement of Friends Ultra Marathons on Comedy Central India. In 2017, the song was featured during a prominent scene in TNT's "Good Behavior" episode titled "It's No Fun If It's Easy". In 2018, the song was featured in the end credits of Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet episode titled "Suspicious Objects", and in the film Oceans 8. The song is also the opening and closing theme, and bumper music to the MLB Network show MLB Central.

Track listing

Digital download[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Best Friend" (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)	3:04

Digital download – remixes[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Best Friend" (Sofi Tukker Carnaval Remix) (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)	3:44
2.	"Best Friend" (Nervo & Jeff Retro's Let's Get Busy Remix) (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)	4:01
3.	"Best Friend" (Sinego Remix) (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)	3:40
4.	"Best Friend" (featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)	3:03

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 10 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 1 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 1 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 11 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 61 CIS (Tophit)[11] 9 Colombia (National Report)[12] 95 France (SNEP)[13] 86 Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 13 Israel (Media Forest)[15] 8 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[16] 45 Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade)[17] 1 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[18] 43 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 81 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 28 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[21] 14 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 18 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[23] 5 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[24] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 82 CIS (Tophit)[26] 43 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[27] 42 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[28] 124 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[29] 17 Chart (2019) Position CIS (Tophit)[30] 186 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[31] 84

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Gold	40,000
United States (RIAA)[33]	Gold	500,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	September 12, 2017	Digital download	Sofi Tukker Ultra	[1]
	December 8, 2017	Digital download (Remixes EP)		[5]

References

1. "Best Friend (feat. NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno) - Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
2. "SOFI TUKKER – Best Friend feat. NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno (Official Video) [Ultra Music]". YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
3. Dance/Mix Show Airplay (January 20, 2018) from Billboard (retrieved January 17, 2018)
4. “Sofi Tukker Score First Billboard No. 1 With 'Best Friend'” from Billboard (January 18, 2018)
5. "Best Friend (feat. NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno) [The Remixes] - EP by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
6. "Ultratop.be – Sofi Tukker feat. Nervo, The Knocks & Aliso Ueno – Best Friend" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
7. "Ultratop.be – Sofi Tukker feat. Nervo, The Knocks & Aliso Ueno – Best Friend" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – Sofi Tukker feat. Nervo, The Knocks & Aliso Ueno – Best Friend" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
9. "Ultratop.be – Sofi Tukker feat. Nervo, The Knocks & Aliso Ueno – Best Friend" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
10. "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
11. Sofi Tukker feat. Nervo, The Knocks & Aliso Ueno — Best Friend. Tophit. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
12. "Top 100 Colombia" (in Spanish). National Report. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
13. "Lescharts.com – Sofi Tukker feat. Nervo, The Knocks & Aliso Ueno – Best Friend" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
14. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
15. "Media Forest – Israel Airplay Charts". Media Forest. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
16. "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
17. "Tipparade - Week 8 (24 februari 2018)" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. 24 February 2018.
18. "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2019-03-18." Tophit. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
19. "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
20. "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
21. "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
22. "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
23. "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
24. "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
25. "Jaaroverzichten 2018". Ultratop. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
26. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2018)". Tophit. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
27. "Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2018)". Tophit. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
28. "Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2018)". Tophit. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
29. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
30. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2019)". Tophit. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
31. "Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2019)". Tophit. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
32. "Canadian single certifications – Sofi Tukker – Best Friend (Ft. Nervo, The Knocks, Alisa Ueno)". Music Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
33. "American single certifications – Sofi Tukker – Best Friend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 18, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.