"We Should Be Friends" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released to radio on December 12, 2016, as the second single from Lambert's sixth studio album The Weight of These Wings (2016).

"We Should Be Friends"
Single by Miranda Lambert
from the album The Weight of These Wings
ReleasedDecember 12, 2016 (2016-12-12)
GenreCountry
Length2:50
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Miranda Lambert
Producer(s)
Miranda Lambert singles chronology
"Vice"
(2016)
"We Should Be Friends"
(2016)
"Tin Man"
(2017)
Music videos
"We Should Be Friends" on YouTube

Music video

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The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered on February 9, 2017. In it, Lambert is shown in a beauty salon getting a makeover and interacting with other patrons (which include songwriters Natalie Hemby and Waylon Payne) who are getting their hair curled with beer cans and gossiping. The video was filmed in Watertown, Tennessee and draws conceptual similarities to Legally Blonde.[1]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016–2017) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[2] 20
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 6
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[4] 26
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 25

Year-end charts

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Chart (2017) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 80

References

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  1. ^ Brittney McKenna (February 9, 2017). "See Miranda Lambert's Fabulous Makeover in 'We Should Be Friends' Video". RollingStone. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2020.