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"Can't Be Friends" is an R&B song by American recording artist Trey Songz. It was officially sent to U.S. urban radio on September 28, 2010 as the second single of Songz' fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure. The song is produced by Mario Winans and written by Winans and Songz.

"Can't Be Friends"
Single by Trey Songz
from the album Passion, Pain & Pleasure
Released	September 28, 2010
Recorded	March 2010
Genre	R&B
Length	3:45
Label	Songbook, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Mario Winans, Tremaine Neverson
Producer(s)	Mario Winans
Trey Songz singles chronology
"Bottoms Up" (2010) "Can't Be Friends" (2010) "Here I Am" (2010)

Lyrically, Trey Songz explains a bad breakup between him and his girlfriend and how they cannot be just friends after he fell in love with her.

The music is sampled from a piece known as "Bibo no aozora" composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, released in 1996, which is also used in the 2006 film Babel.

Music video

The official music video for this song was released on September 7, 2010.[1] It is highly compared to Usher's "Confessions Part II" and "Trading Places" video, due to the very similar concept. It shows Trey on a chair, in a dark background, singing. As the song continues on, a girl makes her appearance and Trey goes shirtless. The official remix will have Keri Hilson but will be on Trey songz mixtape Ready: The finale

Charts

On the week ending October 2, 2010, "Can't Be Friends" debuted at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and currently peaked at #43. The song spent 13 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	44
Chart (2011)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	8

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 2010 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 2011 (U.S.)

References

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