Best Friend (Sofi Tukker song) explained

Best Friend
Cover:	Tukkerbf.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Sofi Tukker featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno
Album:	Treehouse
Recorded:	August 2017
Length:	3:03
Chronology:	Sofi Tukker
Prev Title:	F**k They
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Energia
Next Year:	2017

"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.

Composition

The song is written in the key of B minor.^[2]

Music video

The music video was uploaded on October 25, 2017, by Ultra Music.^[3]

Chart performance

The track reached number one on Billboards 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.^{[4] [5]}

Usage in media

The song was featured in a commercial for Apple's iPhone X.^[6] 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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–2018)	Peak position
Colombia (National-Report)^[7]	95
Israel (Media Forest)^[8]	8
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	45
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade)^[10]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	82
CIS (Tophit)^[12]	43
Russia Airplay (Tophit)^[13]	42
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)^[14]	124
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[15]	17
Chart (2019)	Position
CIS (Tophit)^[16]	186
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)^[17]	84

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	September 12, 2017	Digital download
	December 8, 2017	Digital download (Remixes EP)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best Friend (feat. NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno) - Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music. iTunes. 12 September 2017 . en. January 3, 2018.
2. Web site: Sofi Tukker - Best Friend. popsoundtrack.com. April 25, 2023.
3. Web site: SOFI TUKKER – Best Friend feat. NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno (Official Video) [Ultra Music]]. YouTube. 25 October 2017 . January 3, 2018.
4. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2018-01-20 Dance/Mix Show Airplay (January 20, 2018)
5. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8095043/sofi-tukker-first-billboard-number-1-best-friend “Sofi Tukker Score First Billboard No. 1 With 'Best Friend'”
6. Web site: Ahmed . Tufayel . What Is the Song in the iPhone X Commercial? Listen to 'Best Friend' by Sofi Tukker . September 13, 2017 . Newsweek . September 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614044802/http://www.newsweek.com/what-song-iphone-x-commercial-listen-best-friend-sofi-tukker-664147 . June 14, 2018 . live .
7. Web site: Top 100 Colombia. Spanish. National-Report. July 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203160328/http://www.national-report.com/top-colombia/#tab-1. February 3, 2018. live.
8. Web site: Media Forest – Israel Airplay Charts. Media Forest. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002213912/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/. October 2, 2017. dead.
9. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Best%20Friend%22&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1188&refine=1 Mexico Ingles Airplay]. 4 November 2017. 12 January 2018. Billboard. subscription.
10. Web site: Tipparade - Week 8 (24 februari 2018) . 24 February 2018 . Dutch Top 40. Dutch.
11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2018. Ultratop. December 21, 2018.
12. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2018). . January 13, 2020.
13. Web site: Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2018). . January 13, 2020.
14. Web site: Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2018). . January 13, 2020.
15. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. August 14, 2019.
16. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2019). . January 13, 2020.
17. Web site: Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2019). . January 13, 2020.