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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = More than Friends
| cover = Jason Mraz More than Friends.png
| alt = Jason Mraz and Meghan Trainor stand afront a grey backdrop with the text "Jason Mraz More Than Friends (Feat. Meghan Trainor) above them
| type = single
| artist = Jason Mraz featuring Meghan Trainor
| album = Know.
| released =
| recorded = 2018
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| length =
| label = Atlantic
| writer =
* Jason Mraz
* Meghan Trainor
* Jonathan Green
* Andrew Wells
| producer = Andrew Wells
| chronology = Jason Mraz
| prev_title = Might as Well Dance
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Look for the Good
| next_year = 2020
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"'More than Friends'" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz featuring American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor from his sixth studio album 'Know.' (2018). It was written by Mraz, Trainor, Jonathan Green and Andrew Wells, and produced by the latter. Atlantic Records released it on October 8, 2018, as the fourth single from the album. A "bubbly" and "quirky" acoustic love song, More than Friends is about a pair of friends interested in taking their relationship to the next level, with implications of a summer romance.
Darren Doane directed the music video for "More than Friends". Released on September 17, 2018, the video features a meta concept where a pair of co-workers at a video shoot admit romantic feelings for each other. This is interspersed with scenes of the singers performing the song. It was also supported by a dance video directed by Ryan Hutchins. Commercially, "More than Friends" charted at number 49 on the Belgium Ultratip chart and number 32 on the US Adult Top 40. Mraz and Trainor performed the song on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'.
Background and composition
Andrew Wells produced More than Friends and co-wrote it with Jason Mraz, Meghan Trainor and Jonathan Green. After Mraz initially finished his album 'Know.', Wells suggested that he have a songwriting session with Trainor. Mraz agreed to this, but was unsure of what would come of it. "More than Friends" was written during this session, and led to him pushing back "a few departments and their deadlines" to accommodate it on the record. With the song, Trainor intended to create her own version of Mraz and Colbie Caillat's song "Lucky" (2009). It was inspired by a conversation Mraz had with his wife, he said "My wife, she has these cute things she does, when I make her a cup of coffee, I'll be like, 'Is it good?' And she'll say, 'Oh, more than friends.' I thought that was so cute."
"More than Friends" is a "bubbly" and "quirky" acoustic love song. It is sung in a back-and-forth style with Mraz opening with "It feels like we've been friends forever and we always see eye-to-eye", and Trainor responds "At the risk of sounding foolish/ I don't wanna fool around no more/ So if we're gonna do this, then let's do this/ You could fix my broken heart if it's all yours." It has a "catchy" chorus and "summery, carefree vibes." The song was described as "breezy" and "ebullient" by some critics. It has lyrics about "wishing you could step out of the friend zone." A writer for iHeartRadio MMVAs said that it "gives off the vibe of a budding summer romance", noting that its lyrics recount "the feelings of a pair of friends who are interested in taking their relationship to the next level."
Music video and promotion
A lyric video featuring animation by Maddy Franklin accompanied the song's release. Darren Doane directed the music video for "More than Friends" which was released through Mraz's YouTube channel. It was released on September 17, 2018, and features a meta concept where a pair of co-workers at the video shoot for the song admit romantic feelings for each other, followed by a celebration of their newfound relationship.
The video begins with two people working on the set of a music video, as the director and the stylist respectively, glancing at each other occasionally. They deal with their emotions before admitting their feelings to each other. Trainor and Mraz perform the song while getting ready for the shoot. The video concludes with a dance sequence that celebrates the former couple's new union. On November 1, 2018, an official dance video, directed by Ryan Hutchins, and starring Nicola Collie and Derek Schiesel, was released.
Mraz and Trainor performed "More than Friends" at 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' on September 18, 2018.
Commercial performance
"More than Friends" charted at number 49 on the Belgium Ultratip chart and number 32 on the US Adult Top 40.
Credits and personnel
Credits are referenced from the album's liner notes:
* Jason Mraz songwriting, lead vocals, production
* Meghan Trainor songwriting
* Andrew Wells songwriting, production, engineering, guitar, organ, piano
* Jon Green songwriting
* Sean Hurley bass
* Rob Humphreys drums, percussion
* Chris Gehringer mastering
* Tony Maserati mixing
* Tyler Scott mixing
* Drew Taubenfeld pedal steel guitar
Charts
Release history
References
Category:2018 singles
Category:2018 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Jason Mraz songs
Category:Meghan Trainor songs
Category:Songs written by Jason Mraz
Category:Songs written by Meghan Trainor
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Songs written by Andrew Wells (record producer)
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