Friend of Mine (Kelly Price song)

"Friend of Mine"
Single by Kelly Price featuring R. Kelly and Ronald Isley
from the album Soul of a Woman
Released	May 5, 1998
Format	CD
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	5:29
Label	T-Neck, Island
Writer(s)	Anthony Dent, Steve Jordan, Kelly Price, Jeffrey Walker, R. Kelly
Producer(s)	Dent, Stevie J. & J-Dub, R. Kelly
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Kelly Price featuring R. Kelly and Ronald Isley singles chronology
"Friend of Mine" (1998) "It's Gonna Rain" (1999)

"Friend of Mine" is a Grammy nominated number-one R&B song recorded by singer Kelly Price. It spent five weeks at number-one on the U.S. R&B chart and was awarded a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist.

A remix was made of the song featuring R. Kelly and Ronald Isley. This version became a pop hit in 1998, peaking at number twelve on the U.S. Pop chart.

Music video

The music video for the remix is directed by Hype Williams.

Song information

The song opens up with Ronald Isley (Mr. Biggs) returning a call to his goddaughter Kelly who left him a message earlier that day at work. He asks her to tell him what happened. In tears, Price tells him that her best friend has been sleeping with her husband (portrayed by R. Kelly) behind her back after everything she did to support her when she was down. Outraged to hear this, Biggs tells Price to call up her ex so he can talk to him. Reluctantly, Kelly dials his phone and the song ends with Biggs scolding her ex for what he did, and Kelly tells her ex that she wants nothing to do with him.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1] 19 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] 26 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 24 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 25 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[5] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 12 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] 33

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[9] 72 U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Chart[10] 10 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 600,000[12]

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1998 (U.S.)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

1. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kelly Price – Friend of Mine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
3. "Charts.org.nz – Kelly Price – Friend of Mine". Top 40 Singles.
4. "Archive Chart: 1998-11-07" UK Singles Chart.
5. "Archive Chart: 1998-11-07" UK R&B Chart.
6. "Kelly Price – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kelly Price.
7. "Kelly Price – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Kelly Price.
8. "Kelly Price – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Kelly Price. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
9. "Billboard Top 100 – 1998". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
10. http://www.soulsystem.it/yend.asp?date=31/12/1998
11. "American single certifications – Price, Kelly – Friend of Mine". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
12. "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.