Why Can't We Be Friends?

by Smash Mouth

Type: Single
Released: 7 April 1998
Label: Interscope Records
Country: United States
Length: 12:39
Community rating: 2.66/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Smash Mouth cover War's 1975 funk standard 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' with ska punk inflections and a playful, repetitive arrangement. The original's plea for tolerance is preserved almost verbatim.

Genres

Pop Rock
Third Wave Ska
Alternative Rock

Descriptors: repetitive, friendship, rhythmic, conscious, melodic

Tracklist

Why Can't We Be Friends ? (Radio Edit) (3:17)
Burn Cycle (Clean) (2:32)
Every Word Means No (2:45)
Walking On The Sun (Feet Beat Manifesto Mix [Radio Edit]) (4:05)

Credits

Smash Mouth - primary artist, written-by