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Best Friend's Brother

"Best Friend's Brother"
Single by Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice
from the album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
ReleasedMay 20, 2011
StudioMound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Rocket Carousel (Los Angeles, California)
GenreTechno-pop
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kool Kojak
Victorious singles chronology
"Beggin' on Your Knees"
(2011) 		"Best Friend's Brother"
(2011) 		"It's Not Christmas Without You"
(2011)
Victoria Justice singles chronology
"Beggin' on Your Knees"
(2011) 		"Best Friend's Brother"
(2011) 		"It's Not Christmas Without You"
(2011)
Music video
"Best Friend's Brother" on YouTube

"Best Friend's Brother" is a song performed by the Victorious cast featuring American singer Victoria Justice. The song was first released as the third single from the show's debut soundtrack album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show on May 20, 2011, through Columbia Records in association with Nickelodeon. It later appeared in a Victorious episode, where Tori Vega (Justice), Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande), and Andre Harris (Leon Thomas III) perform the song during their high school's prom

"Best Friend's Brother" is an upbeat techno-pop song with lyrics about a girl having a crush on her best friend's brother. The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with the majority of them praising its melody. "Best Friend's Brother" peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Kid Digital Song Sales chart. An accompanying music video was released in 2011 and portrays Justice dreaming of attracting her best friend's brother.

Background

"Best Friend's Brother" was released as the third single from the American television sitcom Victorious's debut soundtrack album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show (2011) on May 20, 2011. It later premiered in the series's second season episode, "Prom Wrecker," which premiered on May 21 in North America, a day after the single's release.[1] In the episode, Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) has her friends help her set up Hollywood Arts High School's first prom, inadvertently ruining an event meant for her frenemy Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies). Seeking vengeance, Jade tries to sabotage the prom while Tori tries to stop her. The episode concludes with Tori, Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande), and Andre Harris (Leon Thomas III) performing "Best Friend's Brother" in the pouring rain as the prom attendees dance along.[1][2]

Writing and music

Justice wrote "Best Friend's Brother" when she was 17.[3] In an interview with Seventeen magazine, Justice revealed that "Best Friend's Brother" was inspired by a crush she had on her friend's older brother when she was 14. She stated they would hang out at her friend's home, where they would play video games and go swimming. Justice mentioned that she and her friend's brother appeared to like each other but never pursued a relationship. She explained that she didn't want to jeopardize her friendship by trying to date her friend's older brother.[4][5]

The song was written with Justice along with Allan Grigg, Savan Kotecha. Grigg also produced the track, along with providing all the instruments and programming for it. The mixing for the song was provided by Greg Wells and took place at Rocket Carousel in Los Angeles, California with the engineering provided by Mighty Mike Garity at Westlake Studios and Mound Studios, both of which are also in Los Angeles.[6] Jessica Dawson, writing for Common Sense Media, stated that "Best Friend's Brother" is an upbeat techno-pop song.[7] The song's lyrics are about a girl obsessing over her best friend's older brother: "I don't want to, but I want to/'Cause I just can't get him out of my mind/Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah/My best friend's brother is the one for me!/BFB!/BFB!"[7][8][9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Common Sense Media[7]

"Best Friend's Brother" received positive reviews from music critics. Dawson gave the song three stars out of five, mentioning that while the songs "music and lyrics aren't groundbreaking", she stated that it was "catchy and fun" and would be on "heavy rotation on many tweens' playlists". She thought that while the single's message "might be a little sketchy for younger kids", she opined the song is "innocent enough and has no bad language or iffy content".[7] Jason Lipshutz, writing for Billboard magazine, mentioned that the song "zip[s] along with compact hooks and unabashed attitude".[10] Robyn Ross for TV Guide called "Best Friend's Brother" a "rockin' song".[1] Writing for Her Campus, Megan Gaertner and Allison Kane placed the song at number two on their "the Best Songs from Victorious" list, saying the track is "just so catchy".[9]

Chart performance

"Best Friend's Brother" debuted at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 18, 2011.[11] The song later peaked at number 86 on the chart, lasting four weeks on the chart and giving Justice her third Hot 100 hit in the United States.[12] "Best Friend's Brother" also peaked at number one on the US Kid Digital Song Sales chart[13] and number 27 on the US Pop Digital Song Sales chart.[14]

Promotion

A music video for "Beggin on Your Knees" was first released in 2011 and was subsequently uploaded to the official Victorious YouTube channel on September 20, 2012.[7][15] The music video features Justice daydreaming and crushing over her best friend's older brother. It also features other members of the Victorious cast.[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from Victorious liner notes.[6]

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c Ross, Robyn (May 17, 2011). "Video Exclusive: Victoria Justice Debuts New Single on Victorious Prom Episode". TV Guide. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Margolis, Sam; McQuiston, Rachel (December 8, 2019). "5 Most Iconic 'Victorious' Songs". Her Campus. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Wedel, Mark (September 12, 2012). "Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice looks to broaden appeal beyond teen audiences". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Gandhi, Neha (July 29, 2011). "Exclusive Interview: Victoria Justice". Seventeen. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Crowley, Liam (October 16, 2024). "Victoria Justice 'Would Be Open' to Victorious Revival (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Victorious (liner notes). Victorious and Victoria Justice. United States: Columbia. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ a b c d e f Dawson, Jessica (May 20, 2011). "Best Friend's Brother (CD single)". Common Sense Media. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Garafano, Lauren (July 18, 2019). "21 Songs That 'GenZennials' Know All The Lyrics To By Heart". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Gaertner, Megan; Kane, Allison (November 8, 2019). "The Best Songs from Victorious". Her Campus. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (August 19, 2014). "Victoria Justice's Music Career: Why Ariana Grande's Co-Star Is Still Worth Watching". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 History - June 18, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Victoria Justice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ a b "Victoria Justice Chart History (Kids Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  14. ^ a b "Victoria Justice Chart History (Pop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Victorious Cast - Best Friend's Brother ft. Victoria Justice". YouTube. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  16. ^ "Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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