| "Just Friends (Sunny)" | ||||
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| Single by Musiq Soulchild | ||||
| from the album Aijuswanaseing | ||||
| Released | August 29, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Def Soul | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carvin Haggins, Bobby Hebb, Taalib Johnson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | |||
| Musiq Soulchild singles chronology | ||||
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"Just Friends (Sunny)" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing.[1] It was released on August 29, 2000 as a 12" single. The song was written for and also included on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.[2]
It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on September 9, 2000, spent 37 weeks on the chart (its last being May 19, 2001), and peaked at #6.
"Just Friends (Sunny)" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on October 14, 2000, spending 19 weeks there, peaking at #31 and falling off on February 24, 2001.
Prince with Soulchild recorded a version of "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his 2002 live album, One Nite Alone... Live!.
Drum & Bass artist Dave Owen sampled "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his tune "Loose Lips", released in 2012.
References
- ↑ "Twenty years after Aijuswanaseing, Philly's Musiq Soulchild goes back to his hip-hop / soul roots with new project dewitt4dilla". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ Just Friends (Sunny) by Musiq Soulchild - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-15