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)

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.)
• Worldwide sales: 1 million +
• 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

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
• 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).

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 hungrily watches Joey make a sandwich.
2	The Miracles	Love Machine	"The One Where Paul's the Man" (season 6, episode 22). Paul 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 dances.
4	Barenaked Ladies	Shoe Box	"The One with the Two Parties" (season 2, episode 22). Ross tries to engage Rachel's father 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 takes pictures with Janice, and Phoebe says goodbye to the scientist.
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 18th episode of the 5th season Playing at Rachel's birthday party.
3	Semisonic	Closing Time	The 5th episode of the 8th season The song plays at the end of the series when Rachel walks into the coffee shop.
4	Loreta	Trouble With Boys	The 10th episode of the 6th season Monica and Ross dance their crown dance.
5	Soft Cell	Tainted Love	The 11th episode of the 10th season The first song played a stripperdances to at Phoebe's bachelorette party.
6	Santana & Matchbox Twenty	Smooth	10th Season. Special "The One Before the Last One" Montage of Joey's moments.
7	Eric Clapton	Wonderful Tonight	The 25th episode of the 6th season Monica and Chandler dance after the sentence.
8	Toad The Wet Sprocket	Good Intentions	The 22nd episode of the 2nd season Playing at a party with Joey and Chandler, when Rachel realizes that both her parents are present at her party.
9	The Police	Don't Stand So Close to Me	The 9th episode of the 1st season When they show all the posters with social advertising, which starred Joey.
10	America	A Horse with No Name	The 22nd episode of the 5th season Joey goes to the shooting in Nevada.
11	Paul Westerberg	Stain Yer Blood	The 22nd episode of the 2nd season Joey appears with a volleyball.
12	Cyndi Lauper	Girls Just Wanna Have Fun	10th Season. Special "The One Before the Last One" Montage of Rachel, Monica and Phoebe's moments.
13	K.D. Lang	Sexuality	The 22nd episode of the 5th season Playing at Monica's party as Ross pours whiskey for his father.
14	Hoobastank	The Reason	10th Season. Special "The One Before the Last One"
15	Nelly	Ride wit Me	The 22nd episode of the 5th season The policeman stops Rachel.
16	Sylvester	You Make Me Feel	The 11th episode of the 10th season
17	Chris Isaak	Wicked Game	The 15th episode of the 2nd season as 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 10th episode of the 1st season The song that plays at the beginning of the new year's party.
2	Barenaked Ladies	Shoe Box	The 22nd episode of the 2nd season Ross is trying to make conversation with Rachel's father while she is at the second party.
3	Lipps Inc.	Funky Town	The 11th episode of the 10th season
4	Interpol	Untitled	The 24th episode of the 9th season Joey kisses Rachel.
5	Eric Carmen	All By Myself	The 17th episode of the 2nd season Joey and Chandler in their apartment missed each other.
6	After the Fire	Der Kommissar	The 11th episode of the 10th season At a University party 16 years ago.
7	8stops7	Question Everything
8	Madonna	Take a Bow	The 24th episode the 1st season When Rachel is waiting for Ross at the airport
9	Cornershop	Brimful of Asha	The 16th episode of the 4th season Home party in honor of the departure of Emily.
10	Eve & Gwen Stefani	Let Me Blow Ya Mind	The 8th episode of the 8th season Monica Stripping.
11	Barry Manilow	Looks Like We Made It	The 13th episode of the 2nd season Ross is walking with Marcel in New York.
12	The Zombies	Time of the Season	The 6th episode of the 3rd season The song that came from the jukebox that Rachel hit.
13	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Big Time Operator	The 14th episode of the 7th season One of the songs from Monica's surprise party.
14	The Clash	London Calling	The 23rd episode of the 4th season Joey and Chandler walking around London.
15	Alicia Keys	Fallin'	The 15th episode of the 8th season Chandler comes into the apartment, before discovers the videotape.
16	U2	With or Without You	The 7th episode of the 2nd season Rachel and Ross kiss in the cafe. The 8th episode of the 2nd season. The Song that Ross orders on the radio for Rachel. The 15th episode of the 3rd season This song Ross is dancing and kissing a girl at the 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".

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