The 20 Most Beautiful Songs About Friendship

We have danced and been moved by them. We remind you of the most beautiful songs about friendship, both in English and Spanish, so you can evoke the best moments with your friends and rediscover the true value of friendship.

In this selection, you will find slow ballads with deeper lyrics that invite you to think about friendship in a more intimate and transcendental way, and lively and catchy friendship songs that reveal the connection between friendship and happiness. Enjoy them.

The most beautiful friendship songs in Spanish

Singer-songwriters and groups in Spanish have written and sung the most beautiful songs that speak of loyalty, sacrifice, nostalgia, and generosity. We offer you a selection of the best songs to share with friends, from slow ballads to rumba and rock.

1. Un millón de amigos (Roberto Carlos)

Although it may not be a poetic extravagance, the effective lyrics and catchy melody of this song make it one of the public's favorite friendship songs. Here is a fragment of the song.

2. Amigos para siempre (Los Manolos)

It is sung at all parties, still played in many clubs, and we still give it our all every time we hear it. Undoubtedly, one of the eternal anthems to friendship popularized by the Barcelona rumba group Los Manolos.

Sarah Brightman and Josep Carreras made a more emotional version that will move you.

3. Amiga mía (Alejandro Sanz)

This is one of the most popular songs in Alejandro Sanz's musical career. It was released in 1997 as part of the album Más, and it is a deep declaration of friendship that the singer-songwriter wrote for his friend Irene Chamorro.

In the verses "sólo vives por él y lo sabes también" he refers to Antonio Flores, whom Irene Chamorro was madly in love with.

4. Marta, Sebas, Guille y los demás (Amaral)

With Amaral's direct, young, and fresh style, the song "Son mis amigos" explains the story of a call at six in the morning and other everyday situations that demonstrate the true value of friendship.

The best part is the chorus and a rhythm that invites you to dance and think about friends with a smile and a touch of melancholy.

5. Lección de amistad (Rosario Flores)

The best part of this song by Rosario Flores is the lyrics, a true ode to friendship that emanates from the verses of gratitude and generosity. This song was released in 1994 on the album Siento, and here we leave you a fragment for you to enjoy.

6. Nadie como tú (La Oreja de Van Gogh)

When listening to "Nadie como tú," by La Oreja de Van Gogh, we all envy such a sincere, authentic, and close friendship. This song, included in the album that launched this group to fame in 2003 (Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida), exudes the group's intimate style and Amaia Montero's warm voice.

7. Amigos (Enanitos Verdes)

One of the most beautiful songs is this "Amigos" by the Argentine rock group Enanitos Verdes. With a slow rhythm, an acoustic background, and deep lyrics, this song moves and manages to convey a transcendental message: that a friend is a light shining in the darkness.

8. Aunque no te pueda ver (Álex Ubago)

Álex Ubago's velvety voice sang to friendship in one of his ballads for teenagers with emotions on the surface. A very beautiful lyric that speaks of a friend's effort to help his soulmate in times of difficulty, and that conveys the feelings of generosity and unconditional loyalty.

9. Cuando fuimos los mejores (Loquillo)

Loquillo's rogue rock always hid a tender and wounded heart, and among his repertoire, there was room for this song about the nostalgia of past experiences with friends. This ballad was released in 2006, and in it, there are verses that are pure Loquillo spirit.

10. De viaje (Los Planetas)

With their particular mix of rock, indie, and pop, Los Planetas invite you to take a journey through outer space with your best friend to forget about the problems that make you unhappy in this world. An evocative music and an inspiring lyric for moments of melancholy that call for a gap of optimism.

The most beautiful friendship songs in English

Some of the best hits related to friendship have been written in English. Below we offer you the most beautiful songs about friendship in English, some of which are part of those timeless themes.

11. Friends will be friends (Queen)

Who else but Queen could compose such a solemn song with such artistic height in the realm of friendship, happiness, and optimism. The song was released in 1986 on the album A Kind of Magic, and it became an eternal hit forever.

Below, a fragment of the lyrics that speaks of the value of friendship as unconditional and permanent loyalty.

12. Bridge over troubled water (Simon & Garfunkel)

A more melancholic and sad theme, but equally beautiful and with an interesting message, is this Bridge over troubled water by Simon & Garfunkel. They always had a pseudo-hippie vibe very in tune with the sixties in which they triumphed.

It's impossible not to shed a tear when you hear these singer-songwriters' voices explaining the value of friendship when everything seems lost: the presence of a friend as a bridge over troubled waters.

13. Count on me (Bruno Mars)

The title of the song says it all. One of the current phenomena of world pop like Bruno Mars includes in his repertoire this song, Count on me, which expresses in a cheerful, rhythmic, and bold way, the importance of having friends who come to your call when you need them.

14. I'll be there for you (The Rembrandts)

Friendship can also be a promise full of good intentions. "I'll be there for you," say The Rembrandts, in a song that will surely sound familiar because it is the main theme of the successful series Friends.

15. Road Trippin (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)

Here is one of the most beautiful songs for friends, to the rhythm of Red Hot Chilli Peppers, found in their reference album, Californication. In this song, you will find their signature: devilish and clever lyrics with funk and rock rhythms.

A song to friendship that is, at the same time, a song to youth and seizing the moments.

16. Umbrella (Rihanna)

Another well-known hit, this time with a remarkable point of originality, belongs to the singer Rihanna, who offers you her umbrella to shelter you when you feel alone and overwhelmed by problems.

Nothing better than listening to Rihanna's voice and this catchy song to bring a smile to your face in bad times.

17. Best Friend (The Drums)

An encrypted lyric that makes you think: in this song by The Drums where it's not very clear what it refers to, but it conveys the feeling that friendship is something so strong that it can remain even after death. Even if it's just a metaphor...

18. Wannabe (Spice Girls)

Friendship is always a magnified value in the hormonal stage of adolescence, where the meaning of good friends has the carefree and cheerful flavor of the innocent music of the Spice Girls.

Among their repertoire, this girl group that marked a turning point in teenage bands, had this song, their debut single, which talks about how short love can be and how long a friendship is.

19. Friends (Ed Sheeran)

But if anyone knows how to touch the heart like no one else, it's Ed Sheeran, and in this case, he plays with the boundaries of love and friendship to bring us another of his syrupy evenings that make emotions soar. In this song, you will feel identified if you have ever wondered if so much love can come from someone who is just a friend.

20. With a little help of my friends (Beatles)

This song was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and performed by the Beatles since it saw the light in 1967. Rolling Stones magazine rated it as one of the 500 best of all time and it is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful songs about friendship of all time. Don't miss it.

You can also listen to it in a more bluesy version with Joe Cocker's raspy voice.