Can't Be Friends
{{Infobox song
| name = Can't Be Friends
| cover = Treysongzcantbefriends.png
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Trey Songz
| album = Passion, Pain & Pleasure
| released = September 28, 2010
| format =
| recorded = March 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B
| length = 3:45
| label = Songbook, Atlantic
| writer = Mario Winans, Tremaine Neverson
| producer = Mario Winans
| chronology = Trey Songz
| prev_title = Bottoms Up
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Here I Am
| next_year = 2010
}}
"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.
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.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110408084638/http://defpenradio.com/music-video-trey-songz-cant-be-friends/ MUSIC VIDEO: Trey Songz – Can’t Be Friends (Official Version)]}} 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.
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=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2010-2011)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|43|artist=Trey Songz|artistid={{BillboardID|Trey Songz}}}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Trey Songz|artistid={{BillboardID|Trey Songz}}|accessdate=2010-07-22}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2010)
!Position |
|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}
|style="text-align:center;"|44 |
| Chart (2011)
!Position |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2011|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}
|style="text-align:center;"|8 |
=Decade-end charts=
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2010–2019)
!Position |
|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}
|style="text-align:center;"|13 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Trey Songz|title=Can't Be Friends|relyear=2010|certyear=2020|access-date=October 8, 2020}}
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