Just a Friend

About Just a Friend

"Just a Friend" is a song written, produced and performed by American hip hop artist Biz Markie. It was released in September 1989 as the lead single from his album, The Biz Never Sleeps. It is Markie's most successful single, reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. The song interpolates the 1968 song "(You) Got What I Need" recorded by Freddie Scott, whose basic chord and melody provided the base for the song's chorus and made it famous. Markie's lyrics describe romantic frustration after pursuing a woman who is actually romantically involved with another man who she falsely claims is "just a friend. " Due to the widespread popularity of the song along with its acclaim and its influence on pop culture (and Markie's failure to have another charting Hot 100 song), Biz was classified by VH1 as a one-hit wonder, and "Just a Friend" was ranked 81st on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders in 2000, and later as number 100 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop in 2008. Karma, a staff record producer for Cold Chillin' Records, told Vibe magazine in 2005 that he produced the single, but never received credit. The single was certified platinum on April 12, 1990. more »

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I wanna know you name and
I wanna know if you gotta man (I wanna know)
I wanna know everything
I wanna ya number and if I can come over and
I wanna know what ya like
I wanna know so I can do it all night
But you're telling me I'm just a friend
You're telling me I'm just a friend

Oh baby you (oh baby you) 
Got what I need (got what I need)
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
But you say I'm just a friend
Cos I can be your (cos I can be your)
Fantasy
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
But you say I'm just a friend

I wanna know you in and out
I wanna know what you're all about (I wanna know)
I wanna know what makes you laugh
I wanna know about your past
I wanna know how you move
I wanna know so I can move too (I wanna know)
But you're telling me I'm just a friend
Telling me I'm just a friend

Oh baby you (oh baby you) 
Got what I need (got what I need, yeah)
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
But you say I'm just a friend
Cos I can be your (girl I can be your)
Fantasy (fantasy, yeah)
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
But you say I'm just a friend

(Woah oh baby you) Oh baby you 
Got what I need (got what I need, yeah)
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
But you say I'm just a friend
(Woah) Cos I can be your 
Fantasy ( fantasy, yeah)
But you say I'm just a friend (but you say I'm just a friend, girl)
But you say I'm just a friend

(Oh, can you) Give me one reason why (why)
You wouldn't want this kinda guy
Cos I stay hip (??) I stay laced
And I know you know I'm fly
Girl, stop playing games wit me
And let's get it on tonight (tonight)
You got nothing to lose
Let me do what I do (what I do)
Oh baby you
Oh baby you
Got what I need (got what I need)
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
But you say I'm just a friend
(Just wanna be your) Cos I can be your 
Fantasy (fantasy, girl)
But you say I'm just a friend (but you say )
But you say I'm just a friend

Oh baby you (oh baby you)
Got what I need (got what I need)
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
But you say I'm just a friend (say I'm just a friend)
Cos I can be your 
Fantasy (Can I be your fantasy)
But you say I'm just a friend (Come on girl )
But you say I'm just a friend

You can call me anytime you like (oh anytime)
It doesn't matter day or night ( said it doesn't matter)
We can do whatever you (ohh)
Wanna do it's up to you
Don't fight the feeling that you feel (don't fight the feelin)
I can tell that its real (oh girl)
So won't you have me as your man
Why you say I'm just a friend

Oh baby you (oh baby you)
Got what I need 
But you say I'm just a friend 
But you say I'm just a friend 
Cos I can be your 
Fantasy (Can I be your ...I can be your fantasy)
But you say I'm just a friend 
But you say I'm just a friend (Mario...Mario ...)

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Biz Markie

Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8, 1964,Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey) better known by his stage name, Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, singer, reality television personality, and commercial spokesperson. He is best known for his single "Just a Friend", an American Top 10 hit in 1989. In 2008, "Just a Friend" made #100 on VH1's list of the 100 greatest hip hop songs of all time. more »

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