We Can't Be Friends

"We Can't Be Friends" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox, featuring American singer R.L. of R&B group Next. It was written by Shep Crawford and Jimmy Russell for her second studio album One Wish (1998), while production was overseen by Crawford. Selected as the album's third single, the duet was airplayed on December 21, 1998 but released on September 14, 1999, and became her second single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

"We Can't Be Friends"
Single by Deborah Cox featuring R.L.
from the album One Wish
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
Recorded1998
GenreR&B
Length4:41
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shep Crawford
Deborah Cox singles chronology
"It's Over Now"
(1999)		 "We Can't Be Friends"
(1999)		 "I Never Knew"
(2000)
R.L. singles chronology
"We Can't Be Friends"
(1999)		 "The Best Man I Can Be"
(1999)

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  3. "American single certifications – Deborah Cox – We Can't Be Friends". Recording Industry Association of America.


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