Music of Friends

This is a discography of music related to the American sitcom Friends.

Albums

Friends (Music from the TV Series)

Friends (Music from the TV Series)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	October 1995
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock
Length	49:35
Label	WEA
Various artists chronology
''Friends (Music from the TV Series)'' (1995) Friends Again (1999)

Friends (Music from the TV Series) was an album released by WEA in 1995 featuring songs from the TV sitcom Friends. The songs were not originals written for the series, but were tracks either used directly in the show or "inspired by" the show. The album also featured small samples of spoken dialogue from the show's first season.

Friends (Music from the TV Series)^[1]

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I'll Be There for You" (TV Version)	The Rembrandts	1:32
2.	"I Go Blind"	Hootie & the Blowfish	3:08
3.	"Good Intentions"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	4:27
4.	"You'll Know You Were Loved"	Lou Reed	2:28
5.	"Sexuality"	k.d. lang	4:13
6.	"Shoe Box"	Barenaked Ladies	2:57
7.	"It's a Free World Baby"	R.E.M.	6:02
8.	"Sunshine"	Paul Westerberg	2:23
9.	"Angel of the Morning"	Pretenders	5:15
10.	"In My Room"	Grant Lee Buffalo	2:41
11.	"Big Yellow Taxi" (Traffic Jam Mix)	Joni Mitchell	4:49
12.	"Stain Yer Blood"	Paul Westerberg	4:02
13.	"I'll Be There for You" (Long Version)	The Rembrandts	5:36

• Chart position: #41 (U.S.) ^{[citation needed]}
• Worldwide sales: 1 million + ^{[citation needed]}
• Singles: "I'll Be There for You", "I Go Blind"

Friends Again

Friends Again
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	November 23, 1999
Recorded	Various
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Reprise/WEA
Various artists chronology
Friends (Music from the TV Series) (1995) ''Friends Again'' (1999) Friends: The One with All the Party Music (2004)

Friends Again is a 1999 soundtrack album. It is the second Friends soundtrack album.

Friends Again^[2][3]

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Introduction"		1:38
2.	"Every Word Means No"	Smash Mouth	2:45
3.	"Delicious"	Semisonic	5:13
4.	"Trouble With Boys"	Loreta	3:32
5.	"I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing"	Robbie Williams	4:01
6.	"Summer"	Lisa Loeb	2:11
7.	"What Reason"	Deckard	4:45
8.	"Angel and the Jerk"	Penelope Houston	1:49
9.	"Question Everything"	8stops7	5:29
10.	"Smelly Cat Medley"	Phoebe Buffay and The Hairballs	2:27
11.	"View from the Other Side"	Duncan Sheik	6:02
12.	"Beats the Hell Out of Me"	Waltons	4:33
13.	"Friends 'Til the End (I'll Be There for You)" (Remix)	Thor-El	4:10
14.	"Friends 'Til the End (I'll Be There for You)"	Thor-El	4:00

• Worldwide sales: 0.5 million ^{[citation needed]}
• Singles: "Question Everything"

Friends: The One with All the Party Music

Friends: The One with All the Party Music
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2004
Recorded	Various
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Reprise/WEA
Various artists chronology
Friends Again (1999) ''Friends: The One with All the Party Music'' (2004) Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack (2005)

Friends: The One with All the Party Music is a 2004 soundtrack EP and was marketed as a 6-track CD sampler. It is the third Friends soundtrack, following Friends Again (1999).^[4]

No.	Artist	Title	Episode and scene in which the song appears
1	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	"The Impression That I Get"	"The One with the Fake Party" (season 4, episode 16). Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) hungrily watches Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) make a sandwich.
2	The Miracles	"Love Machine"	"The One Where Paul's the Man" (season 6, episode 22). Paul Stevens (Bruce Willis) croons, looking at himself in the mirror.
3	Peaches & Herb	"Shake Your Groove Thing"	"Friends: The Stuff You've Never Seen" (season 7, special episode). Fat Monica Gellar (Courteney Cox) dances.
4	Barenaked Ladies	"Shoe Box"	"The One with the Two Parties" (season 2, episode 22). Ross Gellar (David Schwimmer) tries to engage Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston)'s father Leonard Green (Rob Leibman) in conversation while she's at the second party.
5	The Lemonheads	"Into Your Arms"	"The One with the Monkey" (season 1, episode 10). At the party, Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) takes pictures with Janice Hosenstein (Maggie Wheeler), and Phoebe says goodbye to the scientist David (Hank Azaria).
6	The Rembrandts	"I'll Be There for You"	The opening theme throughout the series.

Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack

Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2005
Recorded	Various
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Reprise/WEA
Various artists chronology
Friends: The One with All the Party Music (2004) ''Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack'' (2005) Friends 25th Anniversary (2019)

Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack is a 2005 soundtrack album containing hits and some new unreleased tracks from the show.

CD 1:

No.	Artist	Title	The episode of the series "Friends"
1	The Rembrandts	"I'll Be There for You"	The original theme in the series.
2	Cake	"Never There"	"The One Where Rachel Smokes" (season 5, episode 18). Playing at Rachel's birthday party.
3	Semisonic	"Closing Time"	"The One with Rachel's Date" (season 8, episode 5). The song plays at the end of the episode when Rachel walks into Central Perk.
4	Loreta	"Trouble With Boys"	"The One with the Routine" (season 6, episode 10). Monica and Ross do their dance routine.
5	Soft Cell	"Tainted Love"	"The One Where the Stripper Cries" (season 10, episode 11). The first song plays as stripper Officer Roy Goodbody (Danny DeVito) dances at Phoebe's bachelorette party.
6	Santana & Matchbox Twenty	"Smooth"	"The One Before the Last One" (season 10, special episode). Montage of Joey's moments.
7	Eric Clapton	"Wonderful Tonight"	"The One with the Proposal" (season 6, episode 25). Monica and Chandler dance after getting engaged.
8	Toad The Wet Sprocket	"Good Intentions"	"The One with the Two Parties". Playing at a party with Joey and Chandler, when Rachel realizes that both her parents Leonard and Sandra Green (Marlo Thomas) are present at her party.
9	The Police	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"	"The One Where Underdog Gets Away" (season 1, episode 9). The song plays as Joey's VD poster is displayed throughout New York City.
10	America	"A Horse with No Name"	"The One with Joey's Big Break" (season 5, episode 22). Joey goes to a Nevada film set.
11	Paul Westerberg	"Stain Yer Blood"	"The One With the Two Parties". Joey appears with a volleyball.
12	Cyndi Lauper	"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"	"The One Before the Last One". Montage of Rachel, Monica and Phoebe's moments.
13	k.d. Lang	"Sexuality"	"The One With the Two Parties". Chandler discusses at the party that a girl stuck her tongue in his mouth.
14	Hoobastank	"The Reason"	"The One Before the Last One". Played during a montage of moments from the series.
15	Nelly featuring City Spud	"Ride wit Me"	"The One with Chandler's Dad" (season 7, episode 22). Rachel gets pulled over by Officer Hanson (Mark Consuelos).
16	Sylvester	"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"	"The One Where the Stripper Cries". Officer Goodbody continues his stripper routine.
17	Chris Isaak	"Wicked Game"	"The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know" (season 2, episode 15). Ross and Rachel make out in a planetarium.

CD 2:

No.	Artist	Title	The episode of the series "Friends"
1	R.E.M.	"Shiny Happy People"	"The One with the Monkey". The song that plays at the beginning of the New Year's Eve party.
2	Barenaked Ladies	"Shoe Box"	"The One with the Two Parties"
3	Lipps Inc.	"Funky Town"	"The One Where the Stripper Cries". Monica and Rachel dance at Ross' college party.
4	Interpol	"Untitled"	"The One in Barbados" (season 9, episode 24). Joey kisses Rachel.
5	Eric Carmen	"All By Myself"	"The One Where Eddie Moves In" (season 2, episode 17). Joey and Chandler in their apartments missing each other.
6	After the Fire	"Der Kommissar"	"The One Where the Stripper Cries". The song plays during a college party flashback 16 years prior.
7	8stops7	"Question Everything"	Featured on the soundtrack but not in any episodes of the series.
8	Madonna	"Take a Bow"	"The One Where Rachel Finds Out" (season 1, episode 24). When Rachel is waiting for Ross at the airport
9	Cornershop	"Brimful of Asha"	"The One with the Fake Party". Played at a going away party for Emily Waltham (Helen Baxendale).
10	Eve & Gwen Stefani	"Let Me Blow Ya Mind"	"The One with the Stripper" (season 8, episode 8). Monica performs a striptease.
11	Barry Manilow	"Looks Like We Made It"	"The One After the Superbowl" (season 2, episode 13). Ross is walks with Marcel in New York.
12	The Zombies	"Time of the Season"	"The One with the Flashback" (season 3, episode 6). Rachel plays the song on a jukebox.
13	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	"Big Time Operator"	"The One Where They All Turn Thirty" (season 7, episode 14). The song plays during Monica's surprise party.
14	The Clash	"London Calling"	"The One with Ross's Wedding" (season 4, episode 23). Joey and Chandler walk around London.
15	Alicia Keys	"Fallin'"	"The One with the Birthing Video" (season 8, episode 15). Chandler comes into the apartment and discovers the birthing videotape.
16	U2	"With or Without You"	"The One with the List" (season 2, episode 8). Ross dedicates this song on the radio to Rachel. "The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break" (season 3, episode 15). Ross dances with and kisses Chloe (Angela Featherstone) at a party.
17	Phoebe Buffay & The Hairballs	"Smelly Cat Medley"

Friends 25th Anniversary

Friends 25th Anniversary
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2019
Recorded	Various
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	WaterTower Music
Various artists chronology
Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack (2005) ''Friends 25th Anniversary'' (2019)

Friends 25th Anniversary is a soundtrack album released in 2019, containing 171 tracks with "сast performances and dialogue".^[5]

Singles

Year	Song	Artist	Chart positions					Album
			US Hot 100	US Mainstream Rock	US Adult Contemporary	US Adult Recurrents	UK Singles Chart
(originally 1970)	"Big Yellow Taxi"	Joni Mitchell	67	-	-	-	11	Friends
1995	"I'll Be There for You"	The Rembrandts	17	1	1	-	3
	"Good Intentions"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	-	19	19	-	-
1996	"I Go Blind"	Hootie & the Blowfish	-	17	22	3	-
1997	"I'll Be There for You" (re-release)	The Rembrandts	-	-	-	-	5
1999	"Smelly Cat" (promo only)	Phoebe Buffay	-	-	-	-	-	Friends Again