Best Friend

Foster the People

About Best Friend

"Best Friend" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. The song is featured as the seventh track on the band's second studio album Supermodel and was released as the record's third single by Columbia Records on March 10, 2014. "Best Friend" was remixed by Australian future bass producer Wave Racer.


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2014
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(When your best friends are strung out)
You'll do everything you can
'Cause you're never gonna let it get em down
(When you find it all around)
Yeah, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start

Feeling, sleeping, in the field again,
Oh, I can feel, I can feel
I can feel, it's beginning to end

Yeah, premonition smiling in the dark
Oh, I can see, I can see
I can see the story starting to arc

Oh, oh, oh, oh

It's comes up
I've been a spoken word
I've been a river bed
I've been a rabid voice
And let it flow up from within

Sometimes it feels like I only dream in black and white

Ah, ah, ah, ah
And colors so

(When your best friends are strung out)
You'll do everything you can
'Cause you're never gonna let it get em down
(When you find it all around)
Yeah, you say it's what you need
And hide your eyes when you're close to me
(When you feel up in the clouds)
Well, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start

Waits, and fed us, slipping into dreams
Oh, I can feel, I can feel
I can feel the celestial beings

Oh welted pleasures leaving with the breath
I can see, I can see
I can see the beauty in the mask

Oh, oh, oh, oh

It draws up
I've been a river bed
I tried to salt the wound
I've carried more than I can
I feel I've got a lot to prove
Sometimes I feel like I only dream in black and white

Oh, oh, oh, oh
But colors so

(When your best friends are strung out)
You'll do everything you can
'Cause you're never gonna let it get em down
(When you find it all around)
Yeah, you say it's what you need
You hide your eyes when you're close to me
(When you feel up in the clouds)
You ought to know
That I'm here no matter where you want to go
(In your head hanging upside-down)
Well, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start

I'm here, no matter where you are
So let it in with, open arms, no matter where you are
Sometimes, you'll have to wait,
And it passes by like a satellite or star
No matter where you are

(When your best friends are strung out)
You know when (Ooh-hoo-hoo)
(When you feel up in the clouds)
Oh, yeah, you know when (Ooh-hoo-hoo)

(When your best friends are strung out)
Oh, yeah, you know when
You ought to know
That I'm here no matter where you want to go
(In your head, hanging upside-down)
Yeah, you know when
That's how you know
When your best friends are strung out

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Foster the People

Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The group is composed of Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals), and Mark Pontius (drums, percussion). The group's music, described as melodic dance-infused pop and rock, spans many genres. more »

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Written by: MARK FOSTER, ISOM INNIS

Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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15 facts about this song

Band Origin
"Best Friend" is a song by the American band, Foster the People, which originates from Los Angeles, California.
Album Information
The song is featured on the band's second studio album, titled "Supermodel," which was released on March 14, 2014.
Song Genre
"Best Friend" crosses several music genres such as alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, and indie pop, evidencing the band's diversified sound.
Chart Performance
The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States.
Music Video
The music video for "Best Friend" was released on YouTube on May 29, 2014, and it showcases a fashion model who devours other models to maintain her youth.
Song Meaning
The song explores the difficulties that come with being in the spotlight and the pressures of staying relevant, as hinted by the music video.
Producers
The song was produced by Paul Epworth and Mark Foster, the band's frontman.
Novelty
Despite its fun and upbeat sound, "Best Friend" carries a deep and dark message about beauty obsession in society.
Collaborations
The band performed "Best Friend" live with The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson during a show in Los Angeles on October 18, 2014.
Popular Recognition
In 2014, "Best Friend" was used in commercials for the Samsung Galaxy S5 and, in 2015, in an episode of the TV series "The Vampire Diaries."
Songwriters
Besides Mark Foster, the other band members - Jacob Fink and Mark Pontius - also contributed to the writing of the song.
Inspiration
Foster once explained that songs like "Best Friend" were inspired by the loneliness and artificial friendships he experienced after his band became famous.
Performing Style
In live performances, "Best Friend" is often extended with an instrumental outro.
Reception
The song was received positively by both critics and fans, many praising its infectious rhythm and thought-provoking lyrics.
Release
"Best Friend" was released as the third single from "Supermodel" on May 19, 2014.

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