Already Best Friends
{{short description|2020 single by Jack Harlow featuring Chris Brown}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Already Best Friends
| cover = Already Best Friends cover.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Jack Harlow featuring Chris Brown
| album = Thats What They All Say
| released = March 30, 2021
| genre =
| length = 3:17
| label =
| writer =
| producer =
- JetsonMade
- Ye Ali
- Joe Hodges
- Rance
| chronology = Jack Harlow
| prev_title = Hot Boy Bling
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Body (Remix)
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Chris Brown
| type = single
| prev_title = Baby
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Already Best Friends
| year = 2021
| next_title = Come Through
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|kM-4va2nuYg|"Already Best Friends"}}}}
}}
"Already Best Friends" is a song written and performed by American rapper Jack Harlow featuring American singer Chris Brown. It was originally released on December 11, 2020 through Warner, Generation Now, and Atlantic Records, as a track from the former's debut studio album, Thats What They All Say, before being released as the third and final single on March 30, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/R&B Future Releases|publisher=All Access|access-date=March 24, 2021}}
Background and composition
"Already Best Friends" initially was supposed to feature singer Tinashe, but her verse on the song was eventually replaced with Chris Brown's.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/tinashe-claims-jack-harlow-replaced-her-with-chris-brown-on-collaborative-track|title=Tinashe Claims Jack Harlow Replaced Her With Chris Brown on Collaborative Track|website=Complex}}
The song is a hip hop-infused R&B mid-tempo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jack-harlow-teams-up-with-chris-brown-on-already-best-friends-new-song.1989645.html|title=Jack Harlow Teams Up With Chris Brown On "Already Best Friends"|date=December 13, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop}} In "Already Best Friends" Harlow and Brown sing about how they cross paths with two newly formed best friends, which leads to a ménage à trois situation: "Two at a time, laying in my bed / One on top and the other give me head / Girl on girl I love the taste", Brown sings in a "smooth way", as described by Jade Boren of The Guardian.{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/12/11/jack-harlow-chris-brown-song-already-best-friends/|title=Chris Brown Joins Jack Harlow For A New Track To Sing With Your BFF: 'Already Best Friends'|first=Jason Brow,Jade|last=Boren|date=December 11, 2020}} In the last verse Harlow asks the fictional best friends where their "mans" are, going on to rap, "She said 'What's that?' and they smiled at each other and they both laughed / I don't need a man, she my other half / We got something not a lot of others have / And I feel like I knew her from the past".
Music video
The music video for the song was shot in Tulum, Mexico, and published the day of release for the single.{{Cite web|url=https://grungecake.com/jack-harlow-already-best-friends-chris-brown/articles/75555|title=Jack Harlow chills in Mexico with Chris Brown for 'Already Best Friends' video|website=grungecake.com|date=14 March 2021 }} In the video, Brown shows off his moves as they walk through a packed party in the jungle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jack-harlow-gets-a-double-dose-of-love-in-chris-brown-featured-already-best-friends-new-video.46477.html|title=Jack Harlow Gets Double Dose Of Love In Chris Brown-Featured "Already Best Friends"|date=March 11, 2021|website=HotNewHipHop}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance of "Already Best Friends" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-12-18|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=February 21, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021}}
| 16 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|19|artist=Jack Harlow|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2024}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|23|artist=Jack Harlow|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|13|artist=Jack Harlow|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2024}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Jack Harlow
|title=Already Best Friends|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|date=November 19, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Jack Harlow|title=Already Best Friends|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|access-date=December 25, 2024|certyear=2024|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jack Harlow|title=Already Best Friends|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|id=19510-6571-1|accessdate=December 8, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jack Harlow|title=Already Best Friends|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|accessdate=November 30, 2022}}
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References
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{{Jack Harlow}}
{{Chris Brown songs}}
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Category:Songs written by Jack Harlow
Category:Songs written by Chris Brown