[1] Co-written by her with producers Lars E. Ludvigsen and Mikkel S. Eriksen, it was released in November 1993 by Mega Records as the first single from the singer's debut album, Forbidden Dreams (1994).

After having cut just a few demos, she soon got herself a deal with Mega Records and went into studio with producers Lars E. Ludvigsen and Mikkel S. Eriksen to work on her first single, "Friends".

It has been described as a fusion of loud but subtle rock guitars with a techno foundation, highlighted by a remarkable melody and Getz' fog horn-strength vocals.

[5] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "The instant appeal of the single is clear, and so is the 17-year old singer with African blood in her veins.

The sing-along chorus is the finishing touch of the song, easily holding its own in the Euro dance field which is suffering already too much from conventions, making it almost impossible to say who's who.