Just Friends (Sunny)

"Just Friends (Sunny)"
Single by Musiq Soulchild
from the album Aijuswanaseing
Released	2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	R&B
Length	4:11
Label	Def Soul
Songwriter(s)	Carvin Haggins, Bobby Hebb, Taalib Johnson
Producer(s)	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
Musiq Soulchild singles chronology
"Just Friends (Sunny)" (2000) "Love" (2000)

"Just Friends (Sunny)" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing.^[1] It was released in 2000 as a 12" single. The song was written for and also included on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.^[2]

It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on September 9, 2000, spent 37 weeks on the chart (its last being May 19, 2001), and peaked at #6.

"Just Friends (Sunny)" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on October 14, 2000, spending 19 weeks there, peaking at #31 and falling off on February 24, 2001.

Prince with Soulchild recorded a version of "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his 2002 live album, One Nite Alone... Live!.

Drum & Bass artist Dave Owen sampled "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his tune "Loose Lips", released in 2012.

References

1. "Twenty years after Aijuswanaseing, Philly's Musiq Soulchild goes back to his hip-hop / soul roots with new project dewitt4dilla". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
2. Just Friends (Sunny) by Musiq Soulchild - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-15