Just Friends (Sunny) Explained

Just Friends (Sunny)
Cover:JustFriendsSunny.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Musiq Soulchild
Album:Aijuswanaseing
Released:2000
Recorded:1999
Genre:R&B
Length:4:11
Label:Def Soul
Producer:Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
Next Title:Love
Next Year:2000

"Just Friends (Sunny)" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing.[1] It was released in 2000 as a 12" single. The song was written for and also included on the soundtrack to the 2000 film .

It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on September 9, 2000, spent 37 weeks on the chart (its last being May 19, 2001), and peaked at #6.

"Just Friends (Sunny)" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on October 14, 2000, spending 19 weeks there, peaking at #31 and falling off on February 24, 2001.

Prince with Soulchild recorded a version of "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his 2002 live album, One Nite Alone... Live!.

Drum & Bass artist Dave Owen sampled "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his tune "Loose Lips", released in 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-06-08 . Twenty years after Aijuswanaseing, Philly's Musiq Soulchild goes back to his hip-hop / soul roots with new project dewitt4dilla . 2023-03-15 . WXPN Vinyl At Heart . en.