Can_We_Still_Be_Friends

Can We Still Be Friends

Can We Still Be Friends

1978 single by Todd Rundgren


"Can We Still Be Friends" is a song written and originally performed by Todd Rundgren.

Quick Facts Single by Todd Rundgren, from the album Hermit of Mink Hollow ...

Todd Rundgren version

Todd Rundgren released his version on his 1978 album Hermit of Mink Hollow. This was the only hit single on the album, reaching #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[1] and also peaking at #8 in Australia. The lyrics describe a relationship to which Rundgren and the woman to whom he is singing have made great efforts to fix, but simply cannot make it work. Rundgren explains this, but wishes to part amicably, asking several times if he and his partner can "still be friends." The song is generally assumed to be about Rundgren's breakup with long-time companion Bebe Buell in 1977. Rundgren played all the instruments and performed all the vocals on the track, as he did with the rest of the album.

In 1994, the song made a prominent appearance in the film Dumb and Dumber, for which Rundgren had composed the score. It also appears on the soundtrack for the 2001 film Vanilla Sky, and the TV series Nip/Tuck.

Charts

Weekly charts

More information Chart (1978), Peak position ...

Year-end charts

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Robert Palmer version

Quick Facts Single by Robert Palmer, from the album Secrets ...

In 1979, "Can We Still Be Friends" became a hit again when Robert Palmer recorded a version for his album Secrets.

Chart performance

More information Chart (1980), Peak position ...

Mandy Moore version

Quick Facts Song by Mandy Moore, from the album Coverage ...

In 2003, Mandy Moore recorded her own version of the song from her third studio album Coverage, composed entirely of cover songs.

Other versions


References

  1. "Billboard Hot 100, Chart Listing For The Week Of sep 02 1978". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 261. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. Deggans, Eric (January 1, 1998). "Robert Palmer". In Graff, Gary; du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (eds.). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 439.
  4. "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 51, 1979". Retrieved September 25, 2022.

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