Music of Friends
This is a discography of music related to the American sitcom Friends.
Albums
Friends Original TV Soundtrack
Friends Original TV Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | October 1995 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 49:35 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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Friends Original TV Soundtrack was an album released by WEA in 1995 featuring songs from the TV sitcom Friends. The songs were not originals written for the series but rather were tracks either used directly in the show or "inspired" by the show. The album also featured small samples of spoken dialogue from the show's first season.
- "I'll Be There for You"—The Rembrandts
- "I Go Blind"—Hootie & the Blowfish
- "Good Intentions"—Toad the Wet Sprocket
- "You'll Know You Were Loved"—Lou Reed
- "Sexuality"—k.d. lang
- "Shoe Box"—Barenaked Ladies
- "It's a Free World, Baby"—R.E.M.
- "Sunshine"—Paul Westerberg
- "Angel of the Morning"—The Pretenders
- "In My Room"—Grant Lee Buffalo
- "Big Yellow Taxi (Traffic Jam Mix)"—Joni Mitchell
- "Stain Yer Blood"—Paul Westerberg
- "I'll Be There for You"—The Rembrandts
- Chart position: #41 (U.S.)
- RIAA certification: ?
- Worldwide sales: 1 million +
- Singles: "I'll Be There for You", "I Go Blind"
Friends Again
Friends Again | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | November 23, 1999 | |||
Recorded | Various | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Label | Reprise/WEA | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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Friends Again is a 1999 soundtrack album. It is the second Friends soundtrack, released after Friends Original TV Soundtrack (1995).
- "Introduction"—Friends Again
- "Every Word Means No"—Smash Mouth
- "Delicious"—Semisonic
- "Trouble with Boys"—Loreta
- "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing"—Robbie Williams
- "Summer"—Lisa Loeb
- "What Reason"—Deckard
- "Angel and the Jerk"—Penelope Houston & Billie Joe Armstrong
- "Question Everything"—8stops7
- "Smelly Cat Medley"—Phoebe Buffay & The Hairballs - Feat. Pretenders
- "View from the Other Side"—Duncan Sheik
- "Beats the Hell out of Me"—Waltons
- "Friends 'Til the End (I'll Be There for You)"—Thor-El
- Chart position: not charted (U.S.)
- RIAA Certification:
- Worldwide sales: 0.5 million
- Singles: "Question Everything"
Friends The One with All the Party Music
Friends The One with All the Party Music | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | 2004 | |||
Recorded | Various | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Label | Reprise/WEA | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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Friends The One with All the Party Music is a 2004 soundtrack EP and was marketed as a 6-track CD sampler. It is the third Friends soundtrack, released after Friends Again (1999).[1]
- "The Impression That I Get"—The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- "Love Machine"—The Miracles
- "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb
- "Shoe Box"—Barenaked Ladies
- "Into Your Arms"—The Lemonheads
- "I'll Be There for You"—The Rembrandts
- Chart position: not charted (U.S.)
Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack
Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack is a 2005 soundtrack album. It is the last Friends soundtrack, containing best hits and some new unreleased tracks from the show.
CD 1:
- The Rembrandts - "I'll Be There for You"
- Cake - Never There
- Semisonic - Closing Time
- Loreta - Trouble With Boys
- Soft Cell - Tainted Love
- Santana & Matchbox Twenty - "Smooth"
- Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
- Toad The Wet Sprocket - Good Intentions
- The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
- America - A Horse with No Name
- Paul Westerberg - Stain Yer Blood
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- k.d. lang - Sexuality
- Hoobastank - The Reason
- Nelly - Ride with Me
- Sylvester - You Make Me Feel
- Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
CD 2:
- R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People
- Barenaked Ladies - Shoe Box
- Lipps Inc. - Funky Town
- Interpol - Untitled
- Eric Carmen - All By Myself
- After The Fire - Der Kommissar
- 8Stops7 - Question Everything
- Madonna - Take a Bow
- Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha
- Eve & Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Your Mind
- Barry Manilow - Looks Like We Made It
- The Zombies - Time of the Season
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Time Operator
- The Clash - London Calling
- Alicia Keys - Fallin'
- U2 - With or Without You
- Phoebe Buffay - Smelly Cat Medley
Singles
Year | Song | Artist | Chart positions | Album | ||||
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US Hot 100 | US Mainstream Rock | US Adult Contemporary | US Adult Recurrents | UK Singles Chart | ||||
(originally 1970) | Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell | 67 | - | - | - | 11 | Friends |
1995 | I'll Be There for You | The Rembrandts | 17 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | |
Good Intentions | Toad the Wet Sprocket | - | 19 | 19 | - | - | ||
1996 | I Go Blind | Hootie & the Blowfish | - | 17 | 22 | 3 | - | |
1997 | I'll Be There for You (re-release) | The Rembrandts | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
1999 | Smelly Cat (promo only) | Phoebe Buffay | - | - | - | - | - | Friends Again |
References
- ↑ Friends The One with All the Party Music, CD booklet 2004