“Besties” is the first single from Black Country, New Road’s third studio album, Forever Howlong. It is the first band studio release to feature lead vocals by Georgia Ellery.
The song deals with unrequited love for a best friend, with the narrator torn between desiring her friend but not wanting t...
[Intro]
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
[Verse 1]
I wanna be anywhere other than this
I wanna see my best friend waving at me
I wanna be living with you
Seeing it through
Do you wanna play?
Forever how long can I play?
A song l made, yeah, it's a song
I'm gonna read something that's good
But I'll listen to you
[Refrain]
I'm not asking much
Just enough
Fill my cup
Get me up
You make me laugh, babe
[Chorus]
Yeah, I know what's expected of me
Besties, night and day
Remember when I said he shouldn't treat you that way, and are you sure?
I know I want something more
[Verse 2]
And what about you?
In fact, don't answer that
Wouldn't want it any other way
'Cause this feels
Bestie girl
Take it back now
What you feel is the hole in your life
And she's probably right
She's probably right, right, right...
[Refrain]
(Just enough) I project
(Fill my cup) I get wet
(Get me up) I get dry
(You make me laugh, babe) You make me cry, babe
Yeah, I came out and where were you?
I think you see right through me
Bestie, on my mind
Just lean into it
I'm a walking TikTok trend
But the colour runs out in the end
[Outro]
Ah-ah-ah-ooh
(Ah-ah-ah-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ooh)
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Besties was written by Charlie Wayne & Georgia Ellery & Lewis Evans & Luke Mark & May Kershaw & Tyler Hyde.
Besties was produced by James Ford.
Black-country-new-road released Besties on Thu Jan 30 2025.
It’s got a lot of elements that are key to the album, the instrumental palette and the multiple vocals panned out so that you can hear the individual voices. While having that, it’s a catchy and satisfying song, but it’s not too close to anything we’ve done before. Also, definitely the thing about i...