As Your Friend

"As Your Friend"
Single by Afrojack featuring Chris Brown
from the album Forget the World
Released	13 February 2013
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2012
Genre	Progressive house dance-pop
Length	4:00
Label	Wall Recordings
Writer(s)	Nick van de Wall Chris Brown Leroy Ghazi Urales Vargas Jamal Jones Nadir Sakir[1]
Producer(s)	Afrojack Leroy Styles (co.) DJ Buddha (co.) Polow da Don (co.)
Afrojack singles chronology
"Rock the House" (2012) "As Your Friend" (2013) "The Spark" (2013)
Chris Brown singles chronology "Ready" (2013) "As Your Friend" (2013) "Fine China" (2013) Music video "As Your Friend" on YouTube

"As Your Friend" is a song by Dutch DJ Afrojack, featuring vocals by American singer Chris Brown. The song was released as a single via iTunes on 13 February 2013. It was written by Afrojack, Chris Brown, Nadir Sakir, Leroy Styles, DJ Buddha and Polow Da Don, and was produced by Afrojack with co-production by Leroy Styles, DJ Buddha and Polow da Don.^[2] "As Your Friend" is featured as a bonus track on the deluxe version of Afrojack's 2014 debut studio album Forget the World.

Music video

On 22 March 2013 Afrojack uploaded a lyric video onto VEVO. The official music video was released on 29 March. Chris Brown does not appear in the video. A lot of special effects are seen. It features Afrojack with an eagle and many women dancing around him. Since its release the video has gained over 19,300,000 views.

Track listing

Digital download – single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"As Your Friend" (feat. Chris Brown)	4:00

Digital download – The Remixes
No.	Title	Length
1.	"As Your Friend" (Leroy Styles Remix)	5:56
2.	"As Your Friend" (Sidney Samson Remix)	5:07
3.	"As Your Friend" (Danny Howard Remix)	5:22
4.	"As Your Friend" (Nause Remix)	5:36
5.	"As Your Friend" (Bobby Burns Remix)	5:58
6.	"As Your Friend" (D-Wayne Remix)	5:53

Chart performance

Chart (2013/14)	Peak position
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	35
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4]	5
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	9
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6]	3
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[7]	47
France (SNEP)[8]	44
Germany (Official German Charts)[9]	67
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	40
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13]	14
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[14]	79
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15]	21
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[16]	3
US Billboard Hot 100[17]	88
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[18]	8
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20]	28
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	14 March 2013[22]	Digital download – single	Wall Recordings Def Jam Recordings Island Records UK PM:AM Recordings
United Kingdom	22 March 2013[23]
	11 June 2013[24]	Digital download – The Remixes
United States	14 June 2013[25]

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2013 (U.S.)

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/as-your-friend-mw0002507277
2. Polonsky, Sarah (March 14, 2013). "Afrojacks Signs With Island Def Jam and Universal Music Group". Vibe.
3. "Ultratop.be – Afrojack feat. Chris Brown – As Your Friend" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
4. "Ultratop.be – Afrojack feat. Chris Brown – As Your Friend" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
5. "Ultratop.be – Afrojack feat. Chris Brown – As Your Friend" (in French). Ultratop Dance.
6. "Ultratop.be – Afrojack feat. Chris Brown – As Your Friend" (in French). Ultratip.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201322 into search.
8. "Lescharts.com – Afrojack feat. Chris Brown – As Your Friend" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Afrojack feat. Chris Brown – As Your Friend". GfK Entertainment Charts.
10. "Chart Track: Week 23, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Afrojack Featuring Chris Brown search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Afrojack feat. Chris Brown – As Your Friend" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Archive Chart: 2013-06-15". Scottish Singles Top 40.
14. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201415 into search.
15. "Archive Chart: 2013-06-15" UK Singles Chart.
16. "Archive Chart: 2013-06-15" UK R&B Chart.
17. "Afrojack – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Afrojack.
18. "Afrojack – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Afrojack.
19. "Afrojack – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Afrojack.
20. "Afrojack – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Afrojack.
21. "Afrojack – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Afrojack.
22. iTunes - Music - As Your Friend (feat. Chris Brown) - Single by Afrojack
23. iTunes - Music - As Your Friend (feat. Chris Brown) - Single by Afrojack
24. iTunes - Music - As Your Friend (The Remixes) [feat. Chris Brown] by Afrojack
25. iTunes - Music - As Your Friend (The Remixes) [feat. Chris Brown] by Afrojack