"Why Can't We Be Friends?" is a song by American funk band War, from their 1975 studio album of the same name. It has a simple structure, with the phrase "Why can't we be friends?" being sung four times after each two-line verse amounting to forty-four times in under four minutes. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1975, and uniquely features each band member singing their own verse. It was played in outer space when NASA beamed it to the linking of Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts for the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.[2]Billboard ranked it as the No. 23 song of that year.
American pop rock band Smash Mouth covered the song on their debut album, Fush Yu Mang, and released it as the album's third single in January 1998.
Critical receptionedit
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Hot on the heels of 'Walkin' On The Sun' comes a wonderfully festive, anthemic rendition of War's pop/R&B chestnut. The song's original funk-flavored arrangement proves perfectly accessible to Smash mouth's pop/ska style. The heartfelt 'let's get along' tone of the lyrics remains as relevant as ever to today's social and political climate, and the band's rousing approach makes the message all the more user-friendly to the pop masses. Another sure-fire multi-format hit from the album Fush Yu Mang."[12]
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Why Can t We Be Friends is a song by American funk band War from their 1975 studio album of the same name It has a simple structure with the phrase Why can t we be friends being sung four times after each two line verse amounting to forty four times in under four minutes The song reached No 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1975 and uniquely features each band member singing their own verse It was played in outer space when NASA beamed it to the linking of Soviet cosmonauts and U S astronauts for the Apollo Soyuz Test Project 2 Billboard ranked it as the No 23 song of that year Why Can t We Be Friends Single by Warfrom the album Why Can t We Be Friends B side In Mazatlan ReleasedApril 1975GenreReggae 1 R amp B 1 soul 1 Length3 50LabelUnited ArtistsSongwriter s Papa Dee AllenHarold Ray BrownB B DickersonLonnie JordanCharles MillerLee OskarHoward E ScottJerry GoldsteinProducer s Jerry GoldsteinWar singles chronology Ballero 1974 Why Can t We Be Friends 1975 Low Rider 1975 Music videoWhy Can t We Be Friends on YouTube Contents 1 Charts 1 1 Weekly charts 1 2 Year end charts 2 Certifications 3 Smash Mouth version 3 1 Critical reception 3 2 Charts 4 References 5 External linksCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1975 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 3 93Canada RPM Top Singles 4 6US Billboard Hot 100 5 6US Hot Soul Singles Billboard 6 9US Cash Box Top 100 5 Year end charts edit Chart 1975 RankCanada 7 75US Billboard Hot 100 8 23Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 9 Gold 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Smash Mouth version edit Why Can t We Be Friends nbsp Single by Smash Mouthfrom the album Fush Yu MangReleasedJanuary 12 1998 1998 01 12 10 GenreSka punk alternative rock 11 Length4 46 album version 3 17 radio edit LabelInterscopeSongwriter s Papa Dee Allen Harold Ray Brown B B Dickerson Lonnie Jordan Charles Miller Lee Oskar Howard E ScottProducer s Eric ValentineSmash Mouth singles chronology The Fonz 1997 Why Can t We Be Friends 1998 Can t Get Enough of You Baby 1998 Music video Why Can t We Be Friends on YouTubeAmerican pop rock band Smash Mouth covered the song on their debut album Fush Yu Mang and released it as the album s third single in January 1998 Critical reception edit Larry Flick from Billboard wrote Hot on the heels of Walkin On The Sun comes a wonderfully festive anthemic rendition of War s pop R amp B chestnut The song s original funk flavored arrangement proves perfectly accessible to Smash mouth s pop ska style The heartfelt let s get along tone of the lyrics remains as relevant as ever to today s social and political climate and the band s rousing approach makes the message all the more user friendly to the pop masses Another sure fire multi format hit from the album Fush Yu Mang 12 Charts edit Chart 1998 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 13 67Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 14 19Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade 15 19Netherlands Single Top 100 16 89New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 17 39Spain AFYVE 18 5Sweden Sverigetopplistan 19 29US Alternative Airplay Billboard 20 28References edit a b c Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith November 22 2019 Listen to Classic Rock Exploring a Musical Genre ABC CLIO pp 62 ISBN 978 1 4408 6579 4 Gabriel San Roman December 23 2010 WAR Is the Answer and the Question for Lonnie Jordan OC Weekly Archived from the original on October 2 2015 Retrieved February 5 2013 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 332 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Bac lac gc ca July 17 2013 Retrieved October 10 2016 War Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved May 18 2021 War Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved May 18 2021 Top Singles Volume 24 No 14 December 27 1975 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved March 28 2017 Top 100 Hits of 1975 Top 100 Songs of 1975 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved October 10 2016 American single certifications War Why Can t We Be Friends Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved August 21 2019 Upcoming New Releases Hits Vol 11 no 575 January 9 1998 p 34 The 79 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1997 Spin April 25 2017 Retrieved December 27 2021 Flick Larry March 7 1998 Reviews amp Previews Singles PDF Billboard p 61 Retrieved December 6 2020 The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart Week Ending 24 May 1998 ARIA Retrieved February 4 2016 Islenski Listinn Topp 40 26 2 5 3 1998 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic February 27 1998 Retrieved October 3 2019 Tipparade lijst van week 20 1998 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 27 2023 Smash Mouth Why Can t We Be Friends in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved October 6 2018 Smash Mouth Why Can t We Be Friends Top 40 Singles Retrieved October 6 2018 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Smash Mouth Why Can t We Be Friends Singles Top 100 Retrieved October 6 2018 Smash Mouth Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved October 6 2018 External links editWar Why Can t We Be Friends on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Why Can 27t We Be Friends 3F song amp oldid 1176176340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
