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Back to Friends
2024 single by Sombr From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Back to Friends" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sombr. Written and produced solely by Sombr, the song was released as a single on December 27, 2024, through Warner Records and his own imprint SMB.[2]
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The song became Sombr's breakout hit, alongside his 2025 single "Undressed", both of which entered several charts concurrently after going viral on the video-sharing app TikTok. In his home country, "Back to Friends" marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 31. Outside the United States, the song reached the top five in Australia, Ireland, Latvia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Singapore, the top 10 in Lithuania, Malaysia and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in Greece, Indonesia, Luxembourg Norway and the United Arab Emirates. It has been certified Platinum in Australia and Canada as well as Gold in New Zealand and Portugal, and has accumulated over 400 million streams on Spotify.
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Composition
"Back to Friends" is composed in the key of C-sharp major with a time signature of 4
4, and has a tempo of 93 beats per minute.[3]
Reception
In June 2025, Rolling Stone named "Back to Friends" one of the year's best songs so far, highlighting Sombr's ability to channel the nostalgic 2014 Tumblr grunge aesthetic era. The magazine also wrote that "the indie pop record plays out like an impassioned conversation that bleeds through the walls and captures the melodrama of teenage love".[4]
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"Back to Friends" experienced a significant increase in on-demand streams in March 2025 following viral popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok.[2] The song subsequently debuted at number 140 on the Billboard Global 200 chart for the week ending April 5, 2025, becoming Sombr's first entry on the chart.[5] In its tenth week, it entered the top 10 at number nine,[6] and later peaked at number six.[7]
In the United States, "Back to Friends" debuted at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart dated April 5, 2025.[8] The following week, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90, marking Sombr's first appearance on the chart.[2] It has since reached the top 40, peaking at number 31.[9] The song also charted on several rock and alternative charts,[10] including a peak at number four on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.[11] In addition to rising streams, the song gained increased radio airplay, leading to its debut on the Alternative Airplay chart in the same week it entered the Hot 100,[2] eventually peaking at number one.[12][13] It also entered the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart on the issue date April 26, 2025,[14] later peaking at number six in its eleventh week.[15] In Canada, the song debuted at number 74 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of April 12, 2025,[16] and has since peaked at number 29 in its twelfth week.[17] It has been certified Platinum by Music Canada.[18]
In the United Kingdom, "Back to Friends" debuted at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart. In its thirteenth week, it reached a peak of number seven.[19] In Ireland, the song debuted at number 33 on the Irish Singles Chart and reached its current peak of number four in its fourteenth week, becoming Sombr's second top-five song in the country, following "Undressed".[19] Elsewhere in Europe, the song achieved a top 10 position in Lithuania,[20] and reached the top 50 in Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland and Sweden.[21][22][23][24][25]
In Australia, "Back to Friends" debuted at number 39 on the ARIA Singles Chart dated April 14, 2025,[26] and peaked at number three in its seventh week.[27] In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 36 for the week beginning April 4, 2025,[28] and peaked at number four in its ninth week, dated May 30, 2025.[29] It has been certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association and Gold by the Recorded Music NZ.[30][31] Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, "Back to Friends" has peaked within the top five in the Philippines and Singapore,[32][33] the top 10 in Malaysia,[34] and the top 20 in Indonesia.[35]
On April 19, 2025, "Back to Friends" surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, becoming Sombr's first song to reach the milestone. A month later, on May 19, the number exceeded 200 million. As of July 1, it has accumulated over 400 million streams.[36] On the same day, the song also reached the top of the US Spotify Daily Chart on its 106th day charting.[37] On July 6, the song topped the Global Spotify Daily Chart for the first time.[38] It ultimately topped the Global Weekly Chart for the week ending July 10, gaining over 36 million streams.[39]
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Music video
The music video, directed by Gus Black was released on April 3, 2025, and features model Charlotte D'Alessio.[40]
Live performance
On May 20, 2025, Sombr made his television performance debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing "Back to Friends".[41]
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