"Can We Still Be Friends"
Single by Todd Rundgren
from the album The Hermit of Mink Hollow
B-side(s)	Determination
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:34
Label	Bearsville
Writer(s)	Todd Rundgren
Producer(s)	Todd Rundgren
Chart positions
#29 (United States)
Todd Rundgren singles chronology
Good Vibrations (1976)	Can We Still Be Friends (1978)	Bang the Drum All Day (1983)

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Todd Rundgren version

Todd Rundgren released his version on his 1978 album The Hermit of Mink Hollow. This was the only hit single on the album, becoming a #29 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The emotional lyrics describe a relationship in which Rundgren and the woman to which he is singing have given great effort, but which simply cannot work. Todd explains this, but wishes to part amicably, asking several times if he and his partner can "still be friends." 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. Todd Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... See also: 1977 in music, other events of 1978, 1979 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 14 - The Sex Pistols played their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Franciscos Winterland Ballroom. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 comedy film starring Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas and Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Vanilla Sky is a 2001 film which has been variously characterized by published film critics as an odd mixture of science fiction, romance, and reality warp [2], part Beautiful People fantasy, part New Age investigation of the Great Beyond[3] a love story, a struggle for the soul, or an... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Nip/Tuck is an American drama television series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. ...

Robert Palmer version

In 1979, "Can We Still Be Friends" became a hit again when Robert Palmer recorded a version for his album Secrets. This version, which peaked at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100, is a fairly faithful rendition of the Todd Rundgren original. See also: 1978 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events Stevie Wonder uses Compact disc technology in recording his album The Secret Life of Plants Disco reigned supreme in 1979, with several #1 hits from The Bee... The Riptide album was Palmers best selling work. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Todd Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ...

Other versions

Rod Stewart remade this song as a track for his 1984 album Camouflage. This version is performed at a faster tempo than Rundgren's and Palmer's versions and features more prominent use of the synthesizer. In 2001, Vonda Shepard's remake appeared on a soundtrack for the television show Ally McBeal. In 2003, Mandy Moore did a version for her album Coverage, which is composed entirely of remakes. Roderick David Stewart (born January 10, 1945) is an English born singer and songwriter of Scottish descent, most known for his uniquely raspy, gravelly, hoarse-sounding voice and personable singing style, as exemplified in his signature song Maggie May. In a career in its fifth decade, Stewart has achieved 27... See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top... In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time) is the speed or pace of a given piece. ... A synthesizer (spelling var. ... See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... External link http://www. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... Poster of the Main Cast of Ally McBeal Season 2 Ally McBeal was an American television comedy-drama created by David E. Kelley, with Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in a fictional Boston law firm named Cage, Fish and Associates filled with similarly young... // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. ... Amanda Leigh Mandy Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer and actress. ...