Can We Still Be Friends
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| Single by Todd Rundgren | ||||
| from the album Hermit of Mink Hollow | ||||
| B-side | "Out Of Control" (US), "Determination" (UK) | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Bearsville | |||
| Writer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Todd Rundgren singles chronology | ||||
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| Single by Robert Palmer | ||||
| from the album Secrets | ||||
| B-side | "Too Good To Be True" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Palmer | |||
| Robert Palmer singles chronology | ||||
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"Can We Still Be Friends" is a song written and originally performed by Todd Rundgren.
Todd Rundgren released his version on his 1978 album Hermit of Mink Hollow. This was the only hit single on the album, reaching #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The lyrics describe a relationship to which Rundgren and the woman to whom he is singing have given great effort, but simply cannot work. Rundgren explains this, but wishes to part amicably, asking several times if he and his partner can "still be friends." The song is generally assumed to be about Rundgren's breakup with long-time companion Bebe Buell in 1977. Rundgren played all the instruments and performed all the vocals on the track, as he did with the rest of the album.
In 1994, this song made a prominent appearance in the movie "Dumb and Dumber". It also appears on the soundtrack for the 2001 film "Vanilla Sky", and the TV show "Nip/Tuck.
In 1979, "Can We Still Be Friends" became a hit again when Robert Palmer recorded a version for his album Secrets.
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