A friend’s song in Western music

Born This WayLady Gaga

Lady Gaga – Born This Way (Official Music Video)

A work released by Lady Gaga in 2011.

While this song isn’t about “friends” in the narrow sense, when taken more broadly—as friends meaning all people on Earth—it becomes a powerful anthem of support.

It’s a track that gives listeners the energy to live.

All About Ust.A.T.u.

t.A.T.u. – All About Us (Uncensored)

A track about two friends sticking by each other when one of them is struggling.

It was released by t.A.T.u.

in 2005 and reached the Top 10 on charts around the world.

It samples t.A.T.u.’s 2002 track “All the Things She Said.”

FifteenTaylor Swift

Taylor Swift – Fifteen

A track released in 2009 by Taylor Swift.

It’s sung about her close high school friend Abigail, and the music video features Abigail herself.

The track was a hit in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and it has been certified Platinum in the U.S.